Easy Money: China Slashes Rates, Injects $138.5B to Shield Economy From Trade War Impact

China’s central bank slashed key interest rates and injected $138.5 billion into its financial system to bolster an economy battered by U.S. trade tensions and domestic challenges. PBOC Unveils Sweeping Rate Cuts Reuters reported that the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) cut its seven-day reverse repurchase rate by 10 basis points to 1.4%, effective May […]