PBOC SAYS CHINA'S LOAN RATES ARE 'ALREADY LOW RELATIVELY'

The People's Bank of China stated that China's loan rates are already relatively low, signaling reluctance to deliver further immediate monetary easing despite ongoing demand weakness. The message points to a transmission channel through real interest rates: with nominal lending rates judged adequate, traders are likely to reassess expectations for near-term policy rate cuts and the scale of the loan prime rate reduction priced into Chinese government bonds and yuan-denominated assets. Chinese onshore equities, particularly rate-sensitive property and construction names, and offshore Hong Kong-listed China stocks appear most exposed, since their valuations have leaned on expectations of incremental stimulus. The yuan and the 10-year CGB yield also face repricing, as a slower easing path narrows the rate differential with the US and could lift the currency while pressuring bond prices. The next concrete catalyst is the monthly loan prime rate fixing, where any unchanged reading would confirm the PBOC's stance and test whether the market's easing expectations are being revised lower.

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