Repo rate hikes confirm tightening of monetary stance

The People’s Bank has raised the interest rate that it charges when providing funds in China’s repo market. This is the clearest evidence so far that monetary policy is being tightened and that supporting growth is no longer the primary immediate goal of China’s policymakers.

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