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China holds loan prime rate steady despite Q2 growth miss

By Iain Gilbert

Date: Monday 20 Jul 2026

(Sharecast News) - China left its key lending benchmarks unchanged on Monday, holding fire on monetary easing despite a sharper‑than‑expected slowdown in second‑quarter growth.
The People's Bank of China kept the one‑year Loan Prime Rate at 3.0% and the five‑year LPR at 3.5%, marking a 14th straight month without adjustment. The...

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