Gloom mounts over China’s economic recovery
下调主要政策利率后，北京预计将推出更多支持经济的措施
Central bank cuts main policy rate as official data shows post-pandemic rebound is fading
最新数据显示中国经济疫情后复苏低迷，中国央行10个月来首次下调主要政策利率。
China’s central bank has cut its main policy rate for the first time in 10 months as new data reinforced concerns over a stalling post-Covid recovery in the world’s second-largest economy.The People’s Bank of China trimmed its medium-term lending facility rate, a one-year rate that influences bank funding costs, from 2.75 per cent to 2.65 per cent, amid widespread expectations that Beijing would be forced to take further action to support the economy.
中国央行10个月来首次下调主要政策利率。与此同时，新数据加剧了人们对这个世界第二大经济体疫情后复苏陷入停滞的担忧。
The rate cut came after the central bank this week unexpectedly lowered the seven-day reverse repo rate, an important gauge for short-term banking sector liquidity, and unveiled tax breaks for businesses.
中国央行(PBoC)将中期借贷便利(MLF)利率——影响银行融资成本的一年期利率——从2.75%下调至2.65%。目前市场普遍预计，北京方面将被迫采取进一步行动支持经济。
The move, which was accompanied by a disappointing data report for May, signalled official dissatisfaction with the state of the Chinese economy, which was widely expected to bounce back after authorities abandoned strict coronavirus controls at the start of the year.
在此之前，中国央行本周意外下调7天期逆回购利率（衡量银行业短期流动性的重要指标），同时政府公布了针对企业的税收减免政策。
