{"id":4768,"date":"2013-07-21T05:54:02","date_gmt":"2013-07-21T13:54:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/?p=4768"},"modified":"2023-01-08T08:55:21","modified_gmt":"2023-01-08T16:55:21","slug":"business-english-new-24-china-credit-crunch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/2013\/07\/21\/business-english-new-24-china-credit-crunch\/","title":{"rendered":"BEN 24 &#8211; China Credit Crunch"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-4768-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEN24-China-Economy.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEN24-China-Economy.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEN24-China-Economy.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4773 aligncenter\" alt=\"BEN 24 - China Credit Crunch\" src=\"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/china-shares_2521779b-564x272.jpg\" width=\"564\" height=\"272\" srcset=\"https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/china-shares_2521779b-564x272.jpg 564w, https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/china-shares_2521779b-564x272-300x144.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 564px) 100vw, 564px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The global financial spotlight is focused squarely on China with its economy and banking system beginning to show signs of weakness. Interest rates hit all-time highs, while the central bank stood by and watched, as Reuters reports.<\/p>\n<p>The People&#8217;s Bank of China has engineered a tightening of cash in money markets after seeing interest rates spike to 25 percent or higher for some deals. 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