PBOC pumps 440b yuan more into money markets
It hopes to avoid tightening of interbank rates ahead of Chinese New Year
Beijing
CHINA'S central bank is injecting massive amounts of yuan into the banking system to avoid a squeeze on interbank rates ahead of the coming New Year celebrations.
On Tuesday, the People's Bank of China (PBOC) said that it was injecting 440 billion yuan (S$95.6 billion) into the money market. This is the biggest single injection in nearly three years. That comes after an injection of a total of 1.3 trillion yuan this month.
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