25 December 2024

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China's central bank conducted a medium-term loan operation on Wednesday while keeping interest rates unchanged.

The People's Bank of China (PBOC) issued 300 billion yuan (US$41.10 billion) one-year medium-term lending facility (MLF) loans to some financial institutions at 2.00%, unchanged from the previous rate, according to an online statement from the PBOC ( PBOC). Bank.

The central bank said that bid prices in Wednesday's operation ranged from 1.90% to 2.30%.

A batch of Multilateral Fund loans worth 1.45 trillion yuan is scheduled to expire this month.

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The headquarters of the People's Bank of China (PBOC), the central bank, is pictured in Beijing, China on September 28, 2018. REUTERS/Jason Li/File Photo

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(This story has been rewritten to correct spelling of “cenbank” in title)

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