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SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s central financial institution resumed injecting short-term money via 14-day reverse repos for the primary time in three months on Monday, because it steps up efforts to smoothen growing year-end liquidity demand.
The Individuals’s Financial institution of China (PBOC) injected a complete of 244 billion yuan ($34.28 billion) via reverse repos in open market operations, together with 184 billion yuan via the seven-day tenor and 60 billion yuan by way of the 14-day tenor.
The resumption of lending by way of 14-day reverse repos to monetary establishments was the primary such injection since late September.
The central financial institution stated Monday’s operation was meant to “keep year-end liquidity conditions reasonably ample,” in line with a web-based assertion.
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