China's central bank holds benchmark rates - Breaking The News

China's central bank holds benchmark rates

20 September

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The People's Bank of China (PBoC) announced it decided to leave key interest rates unchanged in September, in line with market expectations.

The central bank maintained its one-year loan prime rate at 3.45%, as projected, and kept its five-year loan prime at the expected 4.20%.

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