The People's Bank of China today cut interest rates by 0.27% to 5.31%, marking the fifth time that the bank has cut rates in the past four months.
China's central bank also cut the deposit rate by 0.27% to 2.25%
Additionally, the bank cut the ratio that banks must set aside as deposits by 0.5% to 15.5% of their deposits.
Last Friday, the Bank of Japan cut its key lending rate by to 0.1%, from 0.3%, and downgraded its assessment of the economy.
On Tuesday, the Federal Reserve slashed interest rates last Tuesday to a range of 0% to 0.25%, a record low.
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