21社论丨提高货币政策精准化程度，进一步放大政策效能

Group 1 - The State Council announced eight structural policies to support the high-quality development of the real economy and enhance the level of capital account openness [1] - These policies aim to improve the precision of monetary policy and work in coordination with fiscal policies such as interest subsidies and risk cost sharing [1] - Structural monetary policy tools will see an increase in support, including a 0.25 percentage point reduction in interest rates for various tools and a dedicated 1 trillion yuan relending quota for private enterprises [1] Group 2 - The Central Economic Work Conference emphasized the flexible use of various policy tools, including potential interest rate cuts, to maintain ample liquidity and relatively loose social financing conditions [2] - The average reserve requirement ratio for financial institutions is currently 6.3%, indicating room for further reductions [2] - Consumer Price Index (CPI) showed a year-on-year increase of 0.8% in December 2025, marking the highest level since March 2023, which may influence decisions on interest rate adjustments [2] Group 3 - The "14th Five-Year" plan suggests enhancing the openness of capital accounts, focusing on direct investment, securities investment, and cross-border financing [3] - The stability of the renminbi exchange rate is supported by China's large market and complete industrial chain, with the CFETS renminbi index rising 7.2% since 2020 [3] - A robust regulatory framework is in place to manage exchange rate risks and maintain the renminbi's stability [3] Group 4 - To enhance capital account openness, reforms in cross-border financing and foreign exchange management will be implemented, including a unified management policy for domestic enterprises' overseas loans [4] - Policies will promote the centralized management of cross-border funds for multinational companies and upgrade the cross-border funding pool [4] - Financial market openness will be advanced through policies for overseas listings and further optimization of cross-border capital policies for qualified foreign institutional investors [4]