Reserve Requirement Changes Affect the Money Stock. Purpose and Functions (1994) describes how a change in the reserve requirement ratio affects bank credit and the money stock.4 Reserve requirements ...

China’s central bank frequently adjusts its reserve requirements for commercial banks as a way to stabilize economic fluctuations. These adjustments affect the overall credit supply but can also lead ...

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China's central bank on Wednesday said it will lower the reserve requirement ratio by half a percentage point, reversing its course after having raised the ratio five times this year.

The People's Bank of China (PBOC) said it would cut the reserve requirement ratio by 0.25 percentage point starting March 27, which would allow commercial banks to lend more to businesses.

The only significant experiment with using reserve requirements as a tool was undertaken by the Federal Reserve in 1936-37 and was associated with the most sudden and severe recession in US history.

The central bank said Friday it would cut its reserve requirement ratio by 1 percentage point over the next month. The reductions will be made in two stages on January 15 and January 25.

Wednesday's move will take the reserve-requirement rate to 21% for major banks. It will free up around 390 billion yuan (about $61 billion) in funds for the banks to lend, according to calculations by ...

The probability of a cut in the reserve requirement ratio is lowered, and the People’s Bank of China might rely on open market operations, its medium-term lending facility and targeted tools ...