Zou Lan, head of the monetary policy department at the People's Bank of China (PBOC), will be promoted to deputy governor of the central bank, two sources with knowledge of the matter said. The appointment will be announced as soon as this week,

The People's Bank of China (PBOC) announced Monday that it will keep its benchmark interest rate at 3.1% for the fourth consecutive month, in line with analysts' expectations of no change. The one-year prime lending rate (LPR) will remain at this level for at least another month,

Investments from the National Social Security Fund, mutual funds and other sources will be increased to boost the stock market, regulators say.

China introduces measures to boost its equity markets by encouraging share buybacks, higher dividends, wealth management, pension and insurance funds to invest in the markets

The move breaks with five months of buying and coincides with a brutal selloff in global bond markets, suggesting the People's Bank of China is also trying to ensure yields at home rise in tandem, or at least stop falling, analysts say. Yields, which move ...

An aerial view of the Lin-gang Special Area of China Shanghai Pilot Free Trade Zone. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] China has further opened up the financial sector by pledging equal treatment for domestic and foreign financial institutions in terms of launching new financial services in eligible free trade zones,

The People's Bank of China (PBC) announced on Friday that it has decided to temporarily suspend treasury bond purchases in the open market, starting from this month. The central bank said the decision was made as demand exceeded supply on the government bond market recently,

China's central bank and top securities regulator have vowed to ramp up supportive policy tools to shore up the country's capital market. The remarks were made at a recent seminar on stock buyback and repurchase loaning program,

People's Bank of China Governor Pan Gongsheng met his Bank of England counterpart, Andrew Bailey, on Saturday in Beijing and discussed topics including financial stability and cooperation, China's central bank said on Sunday.

Foreign-exchange regulators reiterated their pledge to defend the yuan, as the Chinese currency comes under renewed pressure amid prospects of U.S. trade tariffs.

An outpouring of Chinese government bond issuance and early signs of improvement in the housing market helped stir up appetite for financing in December, drawing to a close a year when new loans declined for the first time since 2011.

The People’s Bank of China vowed to help the economy grow this year, firming expectations of more monetary easing.