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RRR cut alone will do little to boost credit growth

The People’s Bank (PBOC) has just announced a cut to the reserve requirement ratio (RRR). This will help nudge down bank lending rates. But in order to make much difference to credit growth it needs to be followed up by cuts to policy rates and a relaxation of loan quotas.

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