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China Cuts Benchmark Interest Rate to Support Economic Growth.


China cut its benchmark interest rates and required reserves Required reserves

The dollar amounts, based on reserve ratios, that banks are required to keep on deposit at a Federal Reserve Bank.


required reserves 
. The Chinese central bank said it will cut its 1-year lending rate by 0.27% from September 16th and cut its reserve requirement for small banks by 1%. Its deposit rate was left unchanged, along with its reserve requirements Reserve Requirements

Requirements regarding the amount of funds that banks must hold in reserve against deposits made by their customers. This money must be in the bank's vaults or at the closest Federal Reserve Bank.
 for ICBC ICBC Industrial and Commercial Bank of China
ICBC Insurance Corporation of British Columbia
ICBC International Commercial Bank of China
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 and other big banks. The PBOC PBOC People's Bank of China
PBOC People's Bank Of California
 said the aim of the cuts was to keep economic growth fast and stable.

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