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Holding the line: A 10bps cut to one-year LPR likely in next two months

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In the week before Christmas, China's large banks cut deposit rates for the third time since June.

This is also the fourth measure since June specifically aimed at lowering bank funding costs.

Each previous measure preempted a reduction in lending rates – an...



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