China's central bank said on Friday it has decided to suspend treasury bond purchases temporarily due to short supply of the bonds, triggering a jump in yields across tenors. The People's Bank of China (PBOC) said in a statement it would resume bond buying depending on supply and demand in the government bond market.

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

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China's central bank said on Friday it has suspended treasury bond purchases, triggering a jump in yields and spurring speculation that the move was aimed at defending a falling currency.

The People’s Bank of China will issue central bank bills in Hong Kong next week, a tool that is typically used to stabilize the yuan’s exchange rate in the offshore market.

China’s central bank expanded its gold reserves for a second month in December, signaling renewed appetite after temporarily pausing purchases last year as prices soared.

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,