speculation Archives - Inflation Watch https://inflationwatch.drduru.com/tag/speculation/ Watching for inflation here, there and everywhere Sun, 02 May 2010 19:18:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 https://i0.wp.com/inflationwatch.drduru.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/cropped-new-hp-money-printing-plates.png-1.webp?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 speculation Archives - Inflation Watch https://inflationwatch.drduru.com/tag/speculation/ 32 32 246324047 China Increases Bank Reserve Requirements A Third Time for 2010 https://inflationwatch.drduru.com/china-increases-reserve-requirements/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=china-increases-reserve-requirements Sun, 02 May 2010 19:18:43 +0000 http://inflationwatch.wordpress.com/?p=1140 As of May 10, China will increase the reserve ratio requirement for banks 50 basis points. Currently, the biggest banks must maintain a 16.5% reserve ratio while smaller banks must maintain 14.5%. Bloomberg reports that this third increase for the year may still prove inadequate to tame China’s inflation threat. Chinese officials continue to reassure […]

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]]> As of May 10, China will increase the reserve ratio requirement for banks 50 basis points. Currently, the biggest banks must maintain a 16.5% reserve ratio while smaller banks must maintain 14.5%.

Bloomberg reports that this third increase for the year may still prove inadequate to tame China’s inflation threat. Chinese officials continue to reassure markets that monetary tightening targets rampant speculation in real estate and that policy remains accommodative for the rest of the economy.

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