Economics
China’s Central Bank Is Signaling a Slower Pace of Easing
- Monetary easing in place with ‘partial tightening’: economist
- Governor touted exit of emergency relief measures in speech
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China’s central bank is slowing down the pace of monetary easing amid signs of economic recovery, handing disappointment to investors who have worried about tightening liquidity and rising bond yields.
Since early May, the People’s Bank of China has tolerated a steady increase in money market rates and the highest 10-year sovereign bond yield in five months. And although a fresh liquidity injection was signaled by the government two weeks ago, Governor Yi Gang is taking an unusually long time to deliver.