PBOC slaps differentiated reserve ratios on small banks

2011-02-11 10:07:34

China's central bank has imposed differentiated reserve requirement measures on some small- and medium-sized domestic banks as part of its quest to tame inflation, the China Securities Journal reported on Friday.

Central bank plans overhaul of money policy

2011-02-11 09:14:10

China's central bank is planning to use an indicator measuring total financing quantity and broader measures of money supply, such as M3 and M4, to better monitor liquidity conditions and curb inflation.

Another rate hike to follow in March: ABC

2011-02-09 17:37:19

China's central bank will hike interest rates by another 25 basis points in March following the rate hike announced Tuesday, Caijing.com.cn reported Wednesday.

1t yuan in new loans in Jan may trigger reserve ratio hike

2011-02-09 14:37:05

New yuan-denominated loans in China may have exceeded 1.1 trillion yuan($167.09 billion) in January, and some analysts say the central bank is likely to raise the reserve requirement ratio (RRR) in February, the Shanghai Securities News reported Tuesday.

China has no yen for Japanese bonds

2011-02-09 10:32:02

China sold a net 177.3 billion yen ($2.15 billion) of Japanese bonds in December, capping the biggest yearly decrease since at least 2005, after the yen and benchmark government debt fell in November.

Rate hike 'aims to help tame inflation'

2011-02-09 09:19:09

The central bank on Tuesday raised interest rates for the third time since mid-October by another 25 basis points, to help mop up liquidity and tame surging inflation. Another rate hike to follow in March: ABC

China Development Bank in fray for troubled German bank: Report

2011-01-30 14:34:00

State-owned China Development Bank is among the four final bidders to buy a large stake in stricken German lender WestLB in a deal that could be valued around $13 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported.

CARs may be raised if credit growth surges

2011-01-29 10:00:54

China may order its biggest banks, including Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd and China Construction Bank Corp, to raise capital ratios to as high as 14 percent when credit growth is judged excessive.

Chinese banks' 2010 forex surplus tops $398b

2011-01-28 14:37:05

China's foreign exchange watchdog said Thursday that the surplus of Chinese banks' foreign exchange purchases to sales in client transactions increased 51 percent through 2010 to stand at $397.7 billion at year-end.

Banking regulator to release data on banking sector

2011-01-28 10:43:48

China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC), the banking regulator, said Thursday it would regularly publish statistics on the banking sector this year to provide the public better service.

CBRC updates credit card rules

2011-01-28 10:01:24

The China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC) has tightened the rules on the issuance and use of credit cards to limit misuse in the business.

Banks await lending limit for 2011

2011-01-27 13:09:06

China has not decided the commercial banks' annual lending limit for 2011 yet, Liu Mingkang, chairman of the country's top banking regulator said in Davos on Jan 26, China Securities Journal reported Thursday.