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China central bank unexpectedly conducts medium-term loan operation, cuts interest rate

Published 07/24/2024, 09:45 PM
Updated 07/24/2024, 11:50 PM
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A man walks past the headquarters of the People's Bank of China (PBOC), the central bank, in Beijing, China September 28, 2018. REUTERS/Jason Lee
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SHANGHAI (Reuters) -China's central bank unexpectedly conducted a medium-term lending facility (MLF) operation on Thursday and cut the interest rate, following a string of other rate reductions earlier this week. 

The People's Bank of China (PBOC) said it lowered the rate on 200 billion yuan ($27.5 billion) of one-year MLF loans to some financial institutions by 20 basis points to 2.30%, according to an online statement.

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A man walks past the headquarters of the People's Bank of China (PBOC), the central bank, in Beijing, China September 28, 2018. REUTERS/Jason Lee

It also injected 235.1 billion yuan through seven-day reverse repos at 1.70%. 

($1 = 7.2625 yuan)     

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