China’s central bank injected liquidity

China’s central bank injected liquidity into the financial system via open-market operations for the first time since Feb. 17, ending the longest hiatus since December 2018. It also cut interest rates on the loans. The People’s Bank of China will inject 50 billion yuan ($7.1 billion) into the banking system…

Asia relieved as China data point to recovery

Asian share markets swung higher on Wednesday as a raft of Chinese data easily beat expectations in a sign Beijing’s policy stimulus may finally be gaining traction in the world’s second-largest economy. Investors were hoping for better news from China and were not disappointed with first-quarter economic growth pipping forecast…