The net increase in new credit slumped in April. While that partly reflects the usual seasonal pattern, year-on-year growth in aggregate financing to the real economy (AFRE – the PBOC’s preferred measure of broad credit) also weakened. Broad credit growth slid from 7.9%y/y in March to 7.8% in April, its slowest pace since November 2024.
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