China central bank says will maintain prudent policy to prevent inflation from spreading

Reuters

Published Nov 16, 2019 02:15

China central bank says will maintain prudent policy to prevent inflation from spreading

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's central bank said on Saturday that it will maintain prudent monetary policy to prevent inflation from spreading.

In a third-quarter policy report released on Saturday, the People's Bank of China (PBOC) also said it will look to significantly lower real interest rates through reforms.

It said the weighted average lending rate fell 4 basis points in third quarter to 5.62%.