China’s central bank continues to add liquidity via reverse repos
► China’s central bank continued to inject funds into the financial system through open market operations on Friday.
Beijing | The People’s Bank of China said on its website that it has conducted 18 billion yuan (about 2.6 billion U.S. dollars) of seven-day reverse repos at an interest rate of 2 percent.
The move is aimed at keeping liquidity reasonable and ample in the banking system, according to the central bank.
A reverse repo is a process in which the central bank purchases securities from commercial banks through bidding, with an agreement to sell them back in the future.
