PBOC Retirement Hint Puts Economists in Play for Governor Job
- Zhou Xiaochuan tells reporters retirement is ‘happening soon’
- Potential change comes as U.S., Japan seek central bankers
People's Bank Of China Headquarters As China Said To Plan Stricter Bank Capital Rules to Curb Risks
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The question of who’ll be the next leader of the People’s Bank of China has gained urgency after Governor Zhou Xiaochuan dropped heavy hints that he’s ready to head into retirement.
Announcements about changes in the PBOC leadership could come at any time. With President Donald Trump mulling who will be the next chair of the Federal Reserve and the Bank of Japan’s Haruhiko Kuroda’s term expiring in April, the world’s major monetary authorities could be in for an era of major change.