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August LPR Seen Lower Following MLF Rate Cut-Daily

CHINA PRESS
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China’s benchmark Loan Prime Rates are likely to be driven lower next week following the PBOC’s 10 bps cut to the interest rate applied to the medium-term lending facility and the recent rapid decline in capital costs, the Securities Daily reported, citing analysts. The five-year LPR, that many lenders base their mortgage rate on, could see a reduction of more than 10 bps in an effort to boost mortgage demand amid a cooling housing market, the newspaper noted, citing Wang Qing, analyst with Golden Credit Rating. The PBOC is set to release August's LPR quotations next Monday, with the one-year and five-year LPRs currently sitting at 3.70% and 4.45%, respectively.

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