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PBOC Cuts Rates for Standing Lending Facility

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China’s central bank on Thursday said it would cut interest rates for a monetary instrument called the Standing Lending Facility, or SLF, in an effort to guide market rates.

In a brief statement on its Twitter-like Weibo account, it said it would cut the overnight SLF lending rate to 2.75% from 4.5% and would lower the seven-day rate to 3.25% from 5.5%. The cuts will be effective on Friday, it said.

The Chinese central bank launched the SLF trial in 2013 in a bid to meet liquidity demand from commercial lenders and pass on the credits to corporate borrowers.

At the end of October, the outstanding SLF was zero, official data showed.

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Craig Erlam

Craig Erlam

Former Senior Market Analyst, UK & EMEA at OANDA
Based in London, Craig Erlam joined OANDA in 2015 as a market analyst. With many years of experience as a financial market analyst and trader, he focuses on both fundamental and technical analysis while producing macroeconomic commentary.

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