China's Central Bank Unveils Most Aggressive Stimulus Since Pandemic
On Tuesday, China's central bank unveiled its biggest stimulus since the pandemic: to pull the economy out of its deflationary funk and back towards the government's growth target.
On Tuesday, China's central bank unveiled its biggest stimulus since the pandemic: to pull the economy out of its deflationary funk and back towards the government's growth target. However, analysts warned that more fiscal help was vital to hit these goals.
The broader-than-expected package offering more funding and interest rate cuts marks the latest attempt by policymakers to restore confidence in the world's second-largest economy after a slew of disappointing data raised concerns of a prolonged structural slowdown.
Chinese stocks and bonds rallied, and Asian stocks hit 2-½ year highs as Governor Pan Gongsheng announced plans to lower borrowing costs, inject more funds into the economy, and ease households' mortgage repayment burden. The yuan currency jumped to a 16-month high against the dollar. In rare forward-looking remarks, Pan said that depending on the market liquidity situation later this year, the RRR may be further lowered by 0.25-0.5 percentage points.
The PBOC will also cut the seven-day reverse repo rate, its new benchmark, by 0.2 percentage points to 1.5%, as well as other interest rates.
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What Will Happen to Nio over the Next Three Years?
From 2023 to 2026, analysts expect Nio's revenue to grow at a CAGR of 27% to 115 billion yuan ($16.4 billion) as it narrows its annual net loss to 9.38 billion yuan ($1.34 billion).
