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China July new bank loans dip to 260 billion yuan, miss forecasts
Chinese banks extended 260 billion yuan ($36.26 billion) in new yuan loans in July, down from the previous month and undershooting analysts' forecasts, highlighting weak demand as a prolonged property downturn and job insecurity drag on business and consumer confidence. Analysts polled by Reuters had expected new yuan loans would come in at 450 billion yuan last month, down sharply from 2.13 trillion yuan the previous month but more than the 345.9 billion yuan a year earlier. The People's Bank of China (PBOC) does not provide monthly breakdowns but Reuters calculated the July figures based on the bank's Jan-July data ... (full story)