China’s RRR Cut-Impact On Lending Diminishing, Though Still Positive For Deposit Spreads
UBS | On 29 February the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) announced a 50bps cut in the reserve requirement ratio (RRR). We think RRR cuts are having a diminishing impact on banks’ inc entives to lend, since the loan -to- deposit ratio (LDR) limit of 75% has been removed.