Published 9 hours ago by Economictimes
China's 2nd CRR hike in four weeks
BEIJING: China ordered banks to set aside more deposits as reserves for the second time in a month to cool the fastest-growing economy after loan growth accelerated and property prices surged.
The reserve requirement will increase 50 basis points, or 0.5 percentage...
Global News
China increased CRR, cut liquidity to curb overheating.
China hiked reserve ratio after five quarters of ultra loose monetary policies since 4Q2008.
Morgan Stanley on China CRR Hike - The surprising hike of RRR is likely to affect market sentiment in the near-term; especially the policy-sensitive sectors such as banks, properties and materials. Defensive sectors are telecom, consumer, media, Internet and insurance.