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China Should Keep Macro Policy Afloat

CHINA PRESS
MNI (Singapore)

China should maintain macro policy intensity in Q2 following Q1's likely strong performance, Securities Times said in a commentary. Residents’ willingness to increase leverage for home purchases remains weak and infrastructure construction requires further fiscal support to consolidate, which makes maintaining relatively low interest rates necessary, the newspaper said. High real interest rates are still restricting the effectiveness of cuts and there is still room for further use of monetary easing tools to maintain ample liquidity, the Times said.

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