China's central bank halts bond buying

China's central bank halts bond buying, possibly with eye on yuan
China's central bank said on Friday it has suspended treasury bond purchases, triggering a jump in yields and spurring speculation that the move was aimed at defending a falling currency.
China’s Central Bank Suspends Purchase of Treasury Bonds in Open Markets
China’s bond yields, including the benchmark 10-year government bond yield, have plummeted to their lowest levels on record with investors rushing to haven asse
Why China's central bank has stopped bond purchases
The bank halted its government bond purchases Friday in an attempt to slow a one-way bonds trade that's put unwanted downward pressure on the yuan, analysts say.
China's central bank halts treasury bond buying citing short supply
China's central bank said on Friday it has decided to suspend treasury bond purchases temporarily due to short supply of the bonds, triggering a jump in yields across tenors. The People's Bank of China (PBOC) said in a statement it would resume bond buying depending on supply and demand in the government bond market.
China’s Central Bank Suspends Bond Buying as Yields, Yuan Fall
The move comes as long-term yields on Chinese bonds hit fresh lows amid expectations of more monetary policy easing.
China's Central Bank Suspends Government Bond Buying
The People's Bank of China said Friday that it will suspend purchases of sovereign debt this month as the supply of the bonds has fallen short of demand. Christy Tan, investment strategist at Franklin Templeton Institute,
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