# bank funding
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Chinese Households Queue for Savings Bonds as 5-Year Paper Yields Top Bank Deposits by ~40bp
China's first 2026 savings treasury bond issuance—300 billion yuan split between three- and five-year tranches—sold out quickly at many bank branches as yields sat about 40 basis points above comparable bank deposit rates. Retail demand concentrated on the five-year paper, reflecting households' continued preference for safe, higher-yield assets and creating potential headwinds for banks' funding costs and margins.
PBOC to Inject Rmb900bn via One‑Year MLF; A Measured Push to Keep Liquidity Ample
The People’s Bank of China will inject Rmb900 billion into the banking system via a one‑year MLF on 23 January, using rate bidding and multi‑price allotment. The move is a targeted liquidity operation intended to keep funding conditions ample and signal pragmatic, market‑oriented policy management amid a modest easing backdrop.