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Surprise interest rate cut in China

Author
Tim Dower,
Publish Date
Sat, 22 Nov 2014, 6:37AM
(Photo: stock.xchng)
(Photo: stock.xchng)

Surprise interest rate cut in China

Author
Tim Dower,
Publish Date
Sat, 22 Nov 2014, 6:37AM

There's been a surprise interest rate cut in China, aimed at giving its economy a boost.

The People's Bank of China cut its one-year deposit rate to 2.75 percent from three percent.

It's driven up the Dow Jones, which jumped to a new record high in its first hour to peak at 17,866.

Mining and oil stocks have seen the biggest rises.

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