Mike had the headlines yesterday: PBOC repeats that China will pursue prudent monetary policy

Here’s more from the statement released from the quarterly meeting of the PBOC’s monetary policy committee:

  • Said economic and financial structures had begun showing “positive changes” and that economic operations remained in a “reasonable range”
  • Said it would stick to a prudent monetary policy
  • Maintain “appropriate liquidity”
  • Pursue reasonable growth in credit supply and social financing
  • Push forward with reforms to interest rate and exchange rate mechanisms.
  • Added that “multiple monetary policy tools” would be used to facilitate reasonable credit growth

Note, the PBOC release a brief statement after such meetings, but a more detailed report on the meeting usually follows in the weeks after the summary is published.

Such soothing noises coming from the PBOC will add to positive sentiment for the AUD … it needs it after last week’s kicking in the wake of the trade data and Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Governor Stevens’ comments.