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China’s Christmas Present To The World: Beijing Eases Again, Sets Non-Bank Deposit Reserve To Zero | Zero Hedge

China’s Christmas Present To The World: Beijing Eases Again, Sets Non-Bank Deposit Reserve To Zero | Zero Hedge.

Four years ago, on Christmas Day in 2010, China shocked the world when, unexpectedly, hiked its lending and deposits rates by 0.25% in order to battle inflation – only its second such hike in the prior 3 years. Since then things for the global economy haven’t done exactly as expected, and certainly not for China, which as the following chart of constantly downward-revised IMF growth forecasts, has seen its growth rate tumble from double digits to just hanging on to 7%, and dropping fast.

Fast forward to last night, when in another Christmas surprise, China once again decided to adjust the cost of money, only this time instead of hiking it eased, and in an effort to shore up the world’s second-largest economy, China Business News reported that:

  • PBOC WAIVES RESERVE REQUIREMENT FOR NON-BANK DEPOSIT

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