Group 1 - The People's Bank of China (PBOC) announced a 900 billion yuan medium-term lending facility (MLF) operation to maintain liquidity in the banking system, with a net injection of 700 billion yuan after considering 200 billion yuan of MLF maturing this month [1] - The total net liquidity injection in January reached 1 trillion yuan, significantly larger than previous scales, indicating a proactive approach to ensure sufficient liquidity [1] - The PBOC's actions align with the recent statements from its governor, Pan Gongsheng, emphasizing continued support for economic stability and the domestic bond market [2] Group 2 - Pan Gongsheng highlighted the importance of maintaining a moderately loose monetary policy to support stable economic growth and reasonable price recovery, with room for further interest rate cuts and reserve requirement ratio reductions [2] - Structural monetary policy tools will be optimized to enhance support for key strategic areas and weak links, ensuring financial institutions focus on critical projects [3] - The PBOC has lowered the interest rates on various structural monetary policy tools by 0.25 percentage points, indicating a commitment to maintaining liquidity and guiding overnight rates near policy levels [3]
本月央行已净投放1万亿流动性
Guan Cha Zhe Wang·2026-01-23 09:44