Greater China Banks Daily "PBOC reaffirms moderately accommodative polic..."

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Greater China Banks Daily "PBOC reaffirms moderately accommodative polic..."

Global Research

13 May 2026ab

Greater China Banks Daily Equities

ChinaPBOC reaffirms moderately accommodative

policy, "RRR/rate cut" language dropped; Local Banks

SOEs & mgmt increase stakes in regional banks MayAnalystYan

may.yan@ubs.com

+852-2971 7157

PBOC reaffirms moderately accommodative policy, "RRR/rate cut" language Alex Ye

Analystdropped

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21jingji, May 12: The PBOC Q126 monetary policy report was released on May 11, alex.ye@ubs.com

reaffirming a "moderately accommodative" policy stance, with a focus on ample +86 755 2215 8858

liquidity, relatively loose social financing conditions, and placing importance on

Frank Zheng, CFA

stimulating stable economic growth and a reasonable recovery in inflation. Compared Analyst

with the report in Q425, the wording of "RRR cut/ rate cut at the appropriate time" has S1460524050001

been completely removed, replaced by language on "closely monitoring imported frank.zheng@ubs.com

inflation", echoing April PPI/ CPI reacceleration. A key addition was the emphasis on +86-21-3866 8873

regulating market behaviours that hinder monetary policy transmission, with a number Catherine Yang, CFA

of regulatory measures aimed to address rate transmission inefficiencies already been Analyst

introduced: 1. Liability side: Trial implementation of self-disciplined interbank deposit S1460526010003

rate caps, anchored to Shibor +10bps, with expected full implementation by Q326. 2. catherine-za.yang@ubs.com

Asset side: Banks are prohibited from issuing loans with post-tax rates below same-tenor +86-755-2215 8860

government bond yields to curb irrational pricing competition. 3. Transparency: Helen Li, CFA