China’s central bank, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC), conducted a medium-term loan operation on Wednesday, issuing 300 billion yuan ($41.1 billion) in one-year loans at an unchanged interest rate of 2.00%, as part of efforts to manage expiring loans worth 1.45 trillion yuan this month.
Yen weakens after intervention-led surge ahead of BOJ policy decision
The Japanese yen faced renewed pressure after Tokyo intervened in currency markets. The dollar gained as traders questioned the US Federal Reserve’s inflation stance. Japan