China's central bank on Tuesday conducted a 300-billion-yuan ($41.83 billion) medium-term lending facility (MLF) operation to maintain ample liquidity in the country's banking system. The MLF operation features a one-year maturity period and an interest rate of 2 percent, unchanged from the rate of the previous operation conducted last month, according to a statement on the website of the People's Bank of China. After the latest operation, the outstanding MLF balance stood at 4.09 trillion yuan. Powered by Commodity Insights |