Stimulus only firing on one cylinder

Large-scale liquidity injections have had little impact on economic activity recently and the upcoming RRR cut is likely to be no different.  Quantitative monetary policy tools are ineffectual in an environment of weak credit demand. And with the PBOC unwilling to slash interest rates, that leaves the burden of supporting growth on fiscal policy.

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