Wednesday, November 26, 2008

China cuts rate to 5.58%

BEIJING (AP) -- China announced its biggest interest rate cut in 11 years on Wednesday to spur private borrowing and support a multibillion-dollar stimulus package to boost slowing economic growth.

The 1.08 percentage-point rate cut -- the fourth cut in three months -- reflects the government's urgency about raising private consumption and investment to supplement state spending on the stimulus package.
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/081126/as_china_economy.html

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