Group 1 - The People's Bank of China announced a package of financial policies aimed at providing more long-term liquidity and lower-cost funding to stabilize market expectations and strengthen financial support for the real economy [1] - The reserve requirement ratio was lowered by 0.5 percentage points, and the policy interest rate was reduced by 0.1 percentage points, with an expected release of approximately 1 trillion yuan in medium to long-term liquidity [1] - The 7-day reverse repurchase rate was decreased from 1.5% to 1.4%, and the Loan Prime Rate (LPR) is expected to decline by 0.1 percentage points [1] Group 2 - New structural monetary policy tools were introduced, including a 0.25 percentage point reduction in the rates for special structural tools and re-lending for agriculture and small enterprises [2] - A new 500 billion yuan re-lending facility for consumption and elderly care was established to guide banks in providing lower-cost credit to these sectors, along with an additional 300 billion yuan for supporting small enterprises and rural economies [2] - A total of 8 trillion yuan in unified policy tools was created to enhance capital market liquidity and stabilize market operations, responding to the need for more proactive macro policies [2]
央行下调存款准备金率与利率,释放万亿流动性,推出结构性工具支持经济
Sou Hu Cai Jing·2025-05-09 23:53