RRR reduction to be followed by PBOC rate cuts

The PBOC will release a portion of the reserves commercial banks’ hold at the central bank. While this will pull down interbank rates in the short run, the PBOC will need to cut its policy rate to make the lower interbank rates stick. But even if policy rates are lowered, the resulting acceleration in credit growth will probably be modest.

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