Repo rise signals growing concern over credit risks

China’s interbank repo rates have fallen back slightly after the headline-grabbing spike last week that took them to their highest in more than two years. But the bigger picture is that the PBOC has been tightening monetary conditions gradually since last October and continues to do so.

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