Lending rate cut to boost support for economy |
2022-05-23
China cut the market-based benchmark lending rate Friday, the latest move to shore up the economy.The over-five-year loan prime rate (LPR), on which many lenders base their mortgage rates, fell by 15 basis points to 4.45%, said the National Interbank Funding Center. It represents the largest reduction in this rate since the country revamped the LPR mechanism in 2019.The one-year LPR stood at 3.7%, unchanged from one month earlier.The