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06.13.17Why China No Longer Fears the Fed
Financial Times
In 2016, the People's Bank of China got a reprieve from the U.S. Federal Reserve. This year it needs no such help.
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06.07.17China’s Reserves Rise For 4th Month
Associated Press
China's foreign currency reserves rose again ahead of a possible U.S. interest rate hike that might put new pressure on Beijing's exchange rate controls.
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03.16.17People’s Bank of China Raises Borrowing Costs in Step with Fed
Bloomberg
China’s central bank raised borrowing costs as a stable economy and factory reflation give it scope to follow the Federal Reserve in tightening policy.
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02.08.17How Trump Could Already Be Affecting Monetary Policy in China
CNBC
Chinese officials might be trying to drain liquidity from their economy but the central bank remains fearful of raising interest rates too quickly, according to one strategist who suggests President Donald Trump might be indirectly influencing...
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02.04.17China Tightens Monetary Policy by Raising Money Market Rates
Bloomberg
China’s central bank tightened monetary policy by raising the interest rates it charges in open-market operations and on funds lent via its Standing Lending Facility as it shifts to reining in asset prices and inflation.
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12.15.16China’s Economic Policy Under Pressure After Fed Flags New Era
Financial Times
Rising US rates complicate balancing act for Beijing as it faces capital flight
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08.25.15China Cuts Interest Rates Amid Mounting Concerns Over Economy
New York Times
The cut followed a global stock market rout in which China led with a 7.6 pct plunge Tuesday to its lowest level this year.
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07.01.15Beijing Works to Calm Tumbling Stock Market
Financial Times
Beijing will do whatever it takes to avert a collapse in the stock market; authorities have already taken steps to boost sentiment and liquidity, including an interest rate cut.
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07.01.15Chinese Stocks Fall Into a Bear Market
New York Times
China’s central bank cuts interest rates and fails to stem the route in Chinese share prices; the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock markets closes with steep losses.
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11.24.14Exclusive: China Ready to Cut Rates Again on Fears of Deflation — Sources
Reuters
Friday's surprise cut in rates, the first in more than two years, reflects a change of course by Beijing and the central bank, which had persisted with modest stimulus measures before finally deciding last week that a bold monetary policy step...
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07.22.13Liberal Urge Gaining Support for Bank Policy
The orchestra is tuning up for an interest rate liberalization initiative that financial analysts are calling music to their ears.Recent high-level comments and policy statements heard in Beijing have clearly sounded a central government call for...
Reports
04.01.10
Determinants of China’s Private Consumption: An International Perspective
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Gauges the key determinants of China's private consumption in relation to GDP using data on the Chinese economy and evidence from other countries' experiences. The results suggest there is nothing "special" about consumption in...
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09.01.09
What Drives China's Interbank Market?
Sara Segal-Williams
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Interest rates in China comprise a mix of both market determined interest rates (interbank rates and bond yields), and regulated interest rates (lending and deposit rates), reflecting China's gradual process of interest rate liberalization. We...