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China Bank Lending & Broad Credit (May.)

Bank loan growth continued to slow last month, but broad credit growth held steady, thanks to the continued strength of non-bank borrowing. With deflation keeping real lending rates elevated, despite the recent small fall in policy rates, we don’t expect much of a pick-up in private credit demand over the coming months.

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