The most important move was a 20bp cut to the benchmark 7-day reverse repo rate, bringing the new rate to 1.5% from 1.7%. Given previous patterns, markets had been leaning toward expecting multiple 10bp rate cuts, so a 20bp cut represents a slightly stronger than expected move. However, the net impact will depend on whether we see further cuts ahead or whether the PBOC falls into a wait-and-see mindset after today's policy package.
The second more well-signalled move was a 50bp cut to the required reserve ratio (RRR), bringing the RRR for major banks down to 9.5% from 10.0%. This move in our view is mostly to help buoy sentiment, as the current issue is not banks lacking the funds to lend, but rather a lack of high-quality borrowing demand amid downbeat sentiment. As we saw with the February RRR cut, this is unlikely to have a major impact on credit activity by itself, but in conjunction with the rate cut could help support credit activity.
https://think.ing.com/snaps/pboc-unveiled-a-monetary-policy-easing-package-in-bid-to-support-growth/
It's not turning on their money printer to make to go "BRRRRR", but this is definitely a stimulus package to encourage more spending and growth in China's economy.
For the doubters/bears, that probably will confirm that we are indeed in a bull cycle, no?
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It does look like the leadership of China is a bit panicked right now, but that is what happens when an authoritarian government builds it's foundations on an ever growing economy. Like any normal economy it will go through boom and bust cycles, but they lie to their people about many things so it is hard to judge what the real economic situation is like. Instead of being open about economic problems, they ban things like statistics instead. It is quite preposterous really and no normal government would do these things, but since Xi Jinping got his claws in, he will not allow himself to be seen in the history books as the first failure of a leader for many decades.