New reserve hikes heighten China’s financial repression

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New reserve hikes heighten China’s financial repression

The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) raised the reserve requirement (RRR) last effectively taking 22.8% of China’s bank deposits out of the market. Economists at Nomura believe this form of inflation control can help but repress banking activity.

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