China cuts key interest rate to support economy China's central bank has today cut a key interest rate in an attempt to counter the post-Covid growth slowdown in the world's second-largest economy. Business • 21 Aug
China cuts interest rates to revive faltering economy China cut its benchmark lending rate and lowered the mortgage reference by a bigger margin today, adding to last week's easing measures, as Beijing boosts … Business • 22 Aug 22
China central bank says Evergrande risks 'controllable' China's central bank said today that the risk of spillover from embattled property giant Evergrande to the financial sector was "controllable", breaking its silence on … Business • 15 Oct 21
China promises to protect consumers amid Evergrande woe China's central bank has vowed to protect consumers exposed to the housing market and injected more cash into the banking system as the Shenzhen government … Business • 28 Sep 21
China's top regulators ban crypto trading and mining China's most powerful regulators today intensified the country's crackdown on cryptocurrency with a blanket ban on all crypto transactions and crypto mining, hitting bitcoin and … Business • 24 Sep 21
China cuts medium-term borrowing costs to record low China's central bank today stepped up policy support for its embattled economy, cutting a key rate to a record-low and reducing the amount banks must … Business • 15 Apr 20
China to cut reserve requirements for banks China's central bank said today it was cutting the reserve requirements for banks, freeing up about $126 billion to boost lending and bolster the slowing … Business • 06 Sep 19
China slashes banks' reserve requirements China's central bank has announced a steep cut in the level of cash that banks must hold as reserves. Business • 08 Oct 18
Chinese growth shows signs of flagging Chinese economic growth showed signs of flagging in data released today as Beijing faces trade tensions with the US as well as debt and pollution … Business • 14 Jun 18
China raises short-term market interest rates China's central bank has raised short-term market interest rates for the first time this year, just hours after the Federal Reserve Bank lifted US benchmark … Business • 22 Mar 18
Irish investors granted right to invest in China China is granting investors in Ireland the right to invest up to 50 billion yuan (€6.8 billion) in its capital markets, the Central Bank said … Business • 21 Dec 16
China cuts bank reserve requirements China's central bank today cut the proportion of funds banks must set aside as reserves, in the latest attempt to tackle slowing growth in the … Business • 29 Feb 16
China's central bank tries to allay yuan fears China's central bank has said that there was no basis for further depreciation in the yuan given strong economic fundamentals, in a bid to reassure … Business • 13 Aug 15
China stocks sink as regulator warns of 'panic' Chinese stocks dived again today, as the country's securities regulator warned investors were in the grip of "panic sentiment". Business • 08 Jul 15
Chinese Central Bank cuts interest rates again China has cut interest rates for the third time in six months in a bid to lower companies' borrowing costs and stoke a sputtering economy … Business • 11 May 15
China factory activity shrinks, bank rates cut Weakness in China's vast manufacturing sector appears to have driven the central bank to accelerate the pace of monetary easing to ward off deflation in … Business • 02 Mar 15
China cuts interest rate for first time in 2 years China cut interest rates unexpectedly today, stepping up efforts to support the world's second-biggest economy as it heads towards its slowest expansion in nearly a … Business • 21 Nov 14
