China Raises Rates to Cool Its Economy
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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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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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The People&#39;s Bank of China, or China&#39;s central bank, announced Thursday to raise both lending and deposit interest rates 0.27 percentage point higher as from Oct. 29.
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China&#39;s central bank has raised interest rates for the first time in 14 years, in a bid to moderate the country&#39;s explosive economic growth.
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Chinaâs inflation rose to 6.5 percent in August, an 11-year high, and the trade surplus widened by 33 percent to $24.97 billion, the second-highest monthly level on record.
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The People&#39;s Bank of China, China&#39;s central bank, announced yesterday that it would raise both lending and deposit interest rates 0.27 percentage point as of today.
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BEIJING: China sought yesterday to soothe concerns over a surprise interest rate rise, its first in nearly a decade and one which is expected to start a series of increases to cool growth in the world&#39;s seventh-biggest economy.
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Growth in China&#39;s roaring economy is expected to continue apace this year, rising 10.9 percent, a government think tank report said Wednesday, urging further economic cooling measures.
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Chinaâs economy grew at its fastest pace in a decade in the second quarter, raising fears that the economy was overheating.
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Economists say China may need to raise interest rates again in the coming months as it struggles to cool its economy and move toward free-market banking reforms.
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China's annual inflation rate dropped  sharply in November, providing further evidence that steps to  cool the economy are working and reducing the chances in the  near term of a fresh rise in interest rates.
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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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Seeking to cool Chinaâs rapid growth rate, the Peopleâs Bank of China announced Friday that it will raise interest rates to 6.84 percent, the highest level in eight years.
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Chinaâs 11.9 percent annual rate of growth in the second quarter raised fears that the economy is overheating.
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China's central bank on Thursday raised interest rates for the first time in nearly a decade in its boldest move yet to guide its heated economy to a path of slower growth.
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China sought Friday to soothe concerns over a surprise interest rate rise, its first in nearly a decade and one which is expected to kick off a series of increases to cool growth in the world&#39;s seventh-biggest 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.