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PBoC throws the banks a bone – RRR edition

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On Friday the central bank (PBoC) announced a targeted cut to banks’ reserve requirement ratios (RRR) – implemented today.
Any guess on the key word here?

If you said “targeted”, five points to you.

The details:

RRRs will be cut by 50 to 100 basis points for banks that hit “inclusive finance targ...