Here’s the first rate cut – on Tuesday the PBOC cut its repo rate:
And, the second cut – the Bank followed up with another cut overnight, lowered the interest rates on its standing lending facility (SLF) by 10 basis points:
- the rate on the overnight SLF was reduced to 2.75% (from 2.85%)
- the rate for the seven-day SLF fell to 2.9% (from 3%)
- that for the one-month SLF was cut to to 3.25% (from 3.35%)
Another rate cut from the PBOCis expected on Thursday: