China's central bank drains liquidity from market
Xinhua | Updated: 2021-01-04 15:34
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BEIJING - China's central bank on Monday conducted 20 billion yuan ($3.06 billion) of reverse repos to maintain stable liquidity in the banking system.
The interest rate for the seven-day reverse repos was set at 2.2 percent, according to a statement on the website of the People's Bank of China.
Meanwhile, 160 billion yuan of reverse repos matured on the same day, resulting in a net liquidity withdrawal of 140 billion yuan from the market.
A reverse repo is a process in which the central bank purchases securities from commercial banks through bidding, with an agreement to sell them back in the future.
China pursues a prudent monetary policy in a more flexible and appropriate way, according to this year's government work report.