China Added to Its Money Supply in 2022

China Added to Its Money Supply in 2022
A pedestrian walks past the People's Bank of China in Beijing, on Aug. 22, 2007. Teh Eng Koon/AFP via Getty Images
David Chu
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China has reportedly added trillions of yuan to the money supply in 2022, the most in its history and equivalent to the combined amount from the United States, Japan, and the European Union. However, the move may have no way to boost the Chinese economy, given a sluggish trend in GDP and a steep dive in the money circulation rate, expert suggests.

David Chu is a London-based journalist who has been working in the financial sector for almost 30 years in major cities in China and abroad, including South Korea, Thailand, and other Southeast Asian countries. He was born in a family specializing in Traditional Chinese Medicine and has a background in ancient Chinese literature.
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