interbank market

China's top banks tighten exposure to smaller peers to curb credit risk, sources say

Some of China’s top banks have sharpened scrutiny of smaller peers’ asset quality and have tightened standards for interbank lending, three sources said, in an effort to curb credit risk as a deepenin...

The price of the benchmark seven-day repos traded in the interbank market have hit a high of 2.8 per cent, the highest level since Oct 31.

China’s money market shows signs of liquidity tightness towards month-end

Cash conditions in China’s money market showed signs of tightness on Monday (Nov 27), as market participants grew cautious about month-end demand and a recent liquidity squeeze remained fresh in memor...

The cash shortage was caused by an upcoming flood of government bond issuance, and market fears of default by cash-strapped institutions.

China money rates jump as high as 50% amid signs of liquidity stress

China’s short-term money rates jumped to as high as 50 per cent on Tuesday (Oct 31), signifying liquidity stress as financial institutions scrambled for cash at the end of October.