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    The People’s Bank of China kept October loan prime rates unchanged for a 17th consecutive month

    Question

    The People’s Bank of China kept October loan prime rates unchanged for a 17th consecutive month

    Direct answer

    The lack of an additional rate cut preserves pressure on property financing and signals continued reliance on targeted rather than broad monetary support.

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    Market Ontology
    Evidence through
    2026-10-20
    Published
    2026-10-21
    Revision
    1 · 2026-10-21

    Cite as: Market Ontology, “The People’s Bank of China kept October loan prime rates unchanged for a 17th consecutive month”, revision 1, evidence through 2026-10-20. https://marketontology.com/market-events/2026-10-20/the-people-s-bank-of-china-kept-october-loan-prime-rates-unchanged-for-a-17th-co-5d9d32

    MACRO
    The People’s Bank of China kept October loan prime rates unchanged for a 17th consecutive month
    The lack of an additional rate cut preserves pressure on property financing and signals continued reliance on targeted rather than broad monetary support.
    CSI 300CNY
    Impact
    58
    OCT 20
    SIG
    CSI 300CNY
    The People’s Bank of China kept October loan prime rates unchanged for a 17th consecutive month
    The lack of an additional rate cut preserves pressure on property financing and signals continued reliance on targeted rather than broad monetary support.
    Impact
    The lack of an additional rate cut preserves pressure on property financing and signals continued reliance on targeted rather than broad monetary support.
    Affected
    CSI 300CNY
    Source facts

    How this development reaches the affected companies

    AssetExposure and channelDirectionEvidence
    CSI 300Unchanged policy rates provide less incremental support for domestic demand and property-linked earnings.Down1-5dBoth LPR tenors were unchanged for the 17th consecutive month.
    CNYStable benchmark lending rates reduce immediate expectations for additional monetary easing and can support the renminbi’s rate differential.Up1-5dThe PBOC held the one-year and five-year-plus LPRs unchanged.

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