Thursday, March 12, 2015

China's banks are lending a lot of money, very fast

Chinese banks extended 1.02 trillion yuan of new loans in February, well above market expectations, while growth in broad money supply quickened, taking some heat off the central bank as it seeks to boost flagging economic growth.

Economists polled by Reuters had expected new local-currency loans to fall to 750 billion yuan in February from 1.47 trillion yuan in January, which marked a lending surge not seen since mid-2009.

Read more...  http://www.businessinsider.com/chinas-banks-are-lending-a-lot-of-money-very-fast-2015-3