China's Bank, in Transition, Raises Rates
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But the step could risk social unrest if heavily indebted state companies respond by laying off more workers.
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Bank of China&#039;s shares made a strong debut Wednesday in Shanghai, surging 23 percent in the mainland&#039;s biggest initial public offering.
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Growth in China&#39;s economy is expected to expand at a rapid rate in 2007, with inflation ticking higher to 3.2 percent, state media reported Friday, citing the central bank.
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China's yuan shows its biggest post-revaluation rise against the dollar as the central bank signals a shift in its policy.
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Chinaâs move to hike interest rate has come as a surprise. The central bank raised the benchmark rate on one-year yuan loans to 5.58 per cent from 5.31 per cent and the rate on one-year deposits to 2.25 per cent from 1.98 per cent.
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China has raised its core interest rates for the first time in nine years, as the country&#39;s central bank moves to rein in the booming economy.
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China's economy is set to grow at a faster-than-expected rate of 10.4% this year, the Asian Development Bank says.
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China&#39;s central bank raised interest rates Thursday for the first time in nearly a decade, signaling a deep unease with the breakneck pace of development
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Bank of England raises interest rates by a quarter point to 5.75%, their highest level for six-and-a-half years.
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China raised its benchmark interest rates on Thursday for the sixth time this year, in the latest in a series of tightening steps to contain inflation and prevent the world's fourth-largest economy from overheating.
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China raised interest rates on Thursday  for the sixth time this year, the latest of a series of  tightening steps to cap inflation and prevent the world's  fourth-largest economy from overheating.
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China's yuan is not substantially  undervalued given the country's balance of payments, but it  will manage capital flows with the aim of eventually making the  currency convertible, China's central bank governor said.
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China could take action on Friday to  cool its red-hot economy by raising interest rates or scrapping  a withholding tax on interest income, analysts said on Friday.
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Rising oil prices are expected to hit China's growth rate this year.
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China on Thursday announced it would hike interest rates for most deposits and loans by 0.27 percentage points, the first rise in nine years.
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China has decided to raise its benchmark one-year lending rate to 5.58 percent from 5.31 percent with effect, the first such move in nearly a decade, the central bank said.
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The Asian Development Bank on Wednesday raised its forecast for China's economic growth this year to 10.4 percent, citing surging investment and exports, and warned of possible dangers to long-term stability.