Could rate hikes push China into a hard landing?

Today’s benchmark rate increase signals that officials still view inflation as the major near-term threat to China. There will be little direct impact on the economy and the move does not make a hard landing more likely. Nonetheless, with the economy still slowing, credit policy is likely to be loosened before the end of the year.

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