China's central bank suspended treasury bond purchases on Friday, briefly lifting yields and spurring speculation it is stepping up defence of the yuan currency which has been sliding since the election of Donald Trump as U.

China’s central bank has hit pause on government-bond purchases, citing excess demand. The People's Bank of China has already moved to support the country's flagging currency, through sett

The People's Bank of China said Friday that it will suspend purchases of sovereign debt this month as the supply of the bonds has fallen short of demand. Christy Tan, investment strategist at Franklin Templeton Institute,

China's central bank is expected to deploy its most aggressive monetary tactics in a decade this year as it tries to stimulate the economy and soften the blow of impending U.S. tariff hikes, but in doing so it risks quickly exhausting its firepower.

China’s bond yields, including the benchmark 10-year government bond yield, have plummeted to their lowest levels on record with investors rushing to haven asse