HFA Icon

CS: China’s PBoC Clamps Down On Lending Amid Concern Over Bubble

HFA Padded
Rupert Hargreaves
Published on
Updated on
Sign up for our E-mail List and Get FREE Access to Exclusive Investment E-books and More!

CS: China’s PBoC Clamps Down On Lending

According to Credit Suisse, China’s central bank, the People’s Bank of China, stepped in to stop unchecked lending by banks last month after robust lending activity and heightened speculation in the futures market throughout the first few months of 2016.

PBoC: Cracking down

According to the bank’s analysis, the PBoC has stepped into the lending market after becoming increasingly concerned that the liquidity being created was not being passed on to the real economy, but was instead causing bubbles in financial asset prices.

Crescat Capital Here Is “a sign that China truly is facing a crisis”

Coming into April, banks were enthusiastic about expanding their loan books after a record-breaking starts the year.

However,...

Login required to continue reading.

Setup a free account to get access to this article (no credit card required).

View Full Article
Already a member? Log in here
HFA Padded

Sign up now and get our in-depth FREE e-books on famous investors like Klarman, Dalio, Schloss, Munger Rupert is a committed value investor and regularly writes and invests following the principles set out by Benjamin Graham. He is the editor and co-owner of Hidden Value Stocks, a quarterly investment newsletter aimed at institutional investors. Rupert owns shares in Berkshire Hathaway. Rupert holds qualifications from the Chartered Institute For Securities & Investment and the CFA Society of the UK. Rupert covers everything value investing for Hedge Fund Alpha