# liquidity
Latest news and articles about liquidity
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Chinese Stocks Retreat as Breadth Collapses — Over 4,500 Shares Fall Amid Flight to Big Finance
China’s stock market experienced a broad sell‑off with more than 4,500 stocks declining and major growth and tech boards leading losses. Volume fell sharply to ¥2.21 trillion as investors rotated into large financial stocks while compute‑hardware and semiconductor names lagged.
China's Money Supply Rises as Deposits Flood In but Credit Growth Remains Modest
The People's Bank of China reported 9% year‑on‑year M2 growth at end‑February and Rmb9.26 trillion of new yuan deposits in the first two months of 2026, while net new RMB loans rose Rmb5.61 trillion. Abundant liquidity has lowered short‑term market rates, but the structure of financing—larger government bond share and modest private credit uptake—highlights uneven demand for credit and active fiscal financing.
Shanghai Ends Mildly Lower as Renewables and Chemicals Rally Amid Narrow Market Breadth
China’s stock market finished slightly lower as narrower liquidity and risk aversion weighed on broad indices. Renewables and chemicals led gains in a concentrated rotation, while coal rallied and military and gas-turbine names retreated. The session underscores a market driven by sector-specific narratives rather than broad-based confidence, leaving future direction dependent on liquidity and policy signals.
Seoul Halts Algorithmic Trading on KOSPI After Sudden Market Swing
South Korea briefly halted algorithmic trading on the KOSPI on 5 March 2026 after sharp market swings. The pause reflects a trade-off between curbing disorderly automated flows and preserving intraday liquidity, and may prompt regulatory review of trading controls.
NPC Deputy Proposes Longer A‑share Trading Hours and a National Independent‑Directors Association to Bolster Liquidity and Governance
NPC deputy Tian Xuan has proposed extending A‑share trading hours in stages and creating a national, non‑profit independent‑directors association under CSRC oversight. The twin measures aim to boost liquidity, attract foreign capital and professionalise corporate governance, but would require significant technical, regulatory and institutional work to implement effectively.
Bitcoin Surges Near $68,000 Mark as Market Volatility Resumes
Bitcoin climbed to $67,674 on March 1, 2026, up 4.37% in 24 hours, recovering part of a recent fall below $64,000. The move reflects persistent volatility in crypto markets amid geopolitical and macroeconomic uncertainty and highlights ongoing risks tied to liquidity, leverage and regulatory actions.
PBOC Drops Forward-Sale Reserve to Zero as the RMB Strengthens — A Nudge Toward Market-Based FX and Cheaper Hedging
The People’s Bank of China will cut the foreign‑exchange risk reserve on forward sales to 0% from 20% starting 2 March 2026, a measure intended to lower hedging costs for firms, release bank liquidity, and shift toward more market-driven exchange‑rate management. The move comes as the renminbi has strengthened sharply and signals Beijing’s preference for normalised, market-based tools while retaining broader stability mandates.
China’s Small Banks Raise Deposit Rates Ahead of Lunar New Year as Term Deposits Roll Over
Ahead of the Lunar New Year, many Chinese regional and rural banks have raised deposit rates — in some cases to around 2.15% for three‑year large‑denomination products — to capture maturing term deposits. The moves are largely tactical, driven by over 50 trillion yuan of fixed‑term deposits rolling off and by deposit concentration at large banks, and they risk raising funding costs without changing the industry’s longer‑term downward trend in deposit yields.
China Starts the Year with Ample Liquidity: M2 Rises 9% as Deposits and Government Bond Financing Surge
China’s central bank data for January show broad money (M2) up 9% and an increase of 8.09 trillion yuan in RMB deposits, while total social financing expanded by 7.22 trillion yuan. Government bond issuance and short‑term bank credit powered the monthly financing increase, against a backdrop of plentiful interbank liquidity and low short‑term rates.
PBOC Keeps Policy Loose but Targeted: Cushioning Growth while Nudging Prices Up
The People’s Bank of China has reaffirmed a policy of moderate monetary easing, combining new measures with existing tools to support growth and a gradual rebound in prices. The bank is steering credit toward technology, small firms, green projects and consumption while monitoring liquidity through a wider lens that merges deposits and managed assets.
PBOC Sticks to ‘Moderate Ease’ as Liquidity Fuels Market Rally and a Memory-Price Surge
China’s central bank has reiterated a ‘moderately loose’ stance, with room to cut reserve requirements and interest rates, underpinning a surge in liquidity that is lifting markets and prompting renewed investment in sectors from memory chips to low‑altitude communications. The policy posture is encouraging private fund growth and corporate capital raising, but it also raises the prospect of speculative excess that regulators are already monitoring.
A‑Shares Tick Flat at Midday as Media Stocks Run; Liquidity Falls and Sector Rotation Intensifies
A‑shares traded flat at mid‑day with the Shanghai Composite down 0.02% and turnover easing to 1.39 trillion yuan. Media and film stocks staged a concentrated rally — including several daily limit‑ups and two film ETFs running to limits — while many other stocks fell and commercial aerospace names weakened. The session underscores selective investor appetite amid low liquidity, producing sharp sector rotation and elevated short‑term volatility.