China Raises 1-Year Rates, Dollar Rises

October 19, 2010 7:30 AM EDT
Stocks are lower, while the dollar is higher following news from China that they will raise 1-year lending and deposit rates for the first time since December 2007.

Dow futures are down by 28, Nasdaq is down by 24 and the S&P 500 is down 6.

China's central bank said it will raise the one-year yuan lending rate from 5.31% to 5.56%, and the one-year yuan deposit rate from 2.25% to 2.5%.

This is the strongest move to date by China to withdraw monetary policy stimulus following the global recession.


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