Briefing: China Cuts Benchmark Lending Rates

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China’s third LPR adjustment of the year saw the one-year reduced to 3.1% and the five-year-plus rate lowered to 3.6%.

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Rate cuts: China’s benchmark lending rates fell by 0.25 of a percentage point Monday, marking their biggest drops since 2019. The loan prime rate (LPR) adjustment saw the one-year LPR reduced to 3.1% and the five-year-plus one to 3.6%. The cuts are expected to drive down financing costs for businesses and individuals, and boost domestic demand. Homeowners will see some relief from the trim to the five-year-plus LPR, which is used as a reference for mortgages. China’s housing market is struggling to rebound from a multi-year slump, dragging down confidence and the country’s already anemic economic recovery.

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