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Beijing launches US$15B asset swap to stabilize China's stock market

Beijing has initiated a series of measures to stabilize China's stock market, which experienced its worst sell-off in a decade. These actions include a US$15 billion asset swap facility, liquidity boosts, reduced rates for stock buy-back loans, and eased restrictions on leveraged trading. The People's Bank of China and the China Securities Regulatory Commission are spearheading these efforts following a high-level meeting in Beijing. AI

RANK_REASON Significant policy intervention by a national government to stabilize financial markets. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.1]

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Beijing launches US$15B asset swap to stabilize China's stock market

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Zhang Shidong ·

    Beijing launches US$15b asset swap to support China’s markets after sell-off

    China’s central bank announced on Monday it would start a fresh round of a swap facility to channel about US$15 billion into the struggling onshore stock market, after its worst sell-off in almost a decade dealt a heavy blow to investor confidence and threatened to bring new risk…