People's Bank Of China

The Chinese government unveiled its new five-year economic plan this weekend during its annual session of the national legislature. This year’s plan was highly anticipated by investors around the world due to China’s recent growth slump and volatile equity markets and currency. The...

Some exchange-traded funds are really enjoying the diverging policies of major global central banks. For example, the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) recently delivered more yuan-depressing stimulus, and market participants are comfortable wagering the European Central Bank will add to its...

The last time the Federal Reserve took action in the Fed Fund target rate was 2,465 days ago. Adrian Mowat of JPMorgan says there is a "strong case" for a Fed rate hike. History may not prove to be a useful indicator. Adrian Mowat of JPMorgan commented in a note on Thursday...

It has been almost a month since the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) devalued the yuan. Over that period, the WisdomTree Dreyfus Chinese Yuan Fd (ETF) (NYSE: CYB) has slid 4.2 percent, but plenty of other international exchange-traded funds have been affected by the Chinese currency's slide...

Last month, the People's Bank of China devalued the nation's currency after Beijing's efforts to kickstart the stalling economy appeared to be failing. The yuan's slide caused market turmoil as investors worried about how a slowdown in China would affect the rest of the world and whether central...

Reports are out that China may be well on the path to becoming dethroned as the global king of U.S. Treasuries. According to sources familiar with the matter, China has recently begun liquidating its massive U.S. Treasuries stake to help support its hobbled currency. The Strategy Over the...

For the past year, traders have been trying to get inside the minds of the U.S. central bankers at the Federal Reserve to determine when the bank's much anticipated rate hike will come. The timing of a rate increase has always been ambiguous, but in light of recent market events, predicting when...

The People's Bank of China on Tuesday announced it has cut the benchmark one-year lending and deposit rate by 25 basis points to 4.60 percent and 1.75 percent, respectively. This marks the fifth rate cut initiated by the PBoC since November 2014. The Chinese central bank also removed the...

Stocks are on the rise around the world on Tuesday following new Chinese central bank policies aimed at supporting its ailing economy. While the moves have been perceived as good news by investors, Citi Research’s latest weekly track-chart on the Chinese stock market is still showing more...

The recent selloff in markets around the world has underscored just how fragile the global economy can be. Concerns about China are giving investors reason to worry about stability and presenting a challenge for policymakers, especially in the United States where the Federal Reserve has been...

This week, the People's Bank of China's move to devalue the Chinese yuan roiled share markets and gave investors reason to question whether or not the nation's policy makers were truly working to liberalize Beijing's markets. As the dust settled following the decision, it appeared...

The People's Bank Of China slashed its daily reference rate by 1.9 percent this week, a move which devalued the nation's currency the most in 20 years. The decision sent shockwaves around currency markets and gave investors reason to further question whether or not Chinese policy makers...

The Chinese Communist Party has taken aggressive measures to combat its decline in the nation's stock market, which had shed about a third of its value in less than a month. First, the country's government attempted to stem capital flight by freezing the holdings of any shareholder with over a 5...