The unexpected action is intended to tamp down a potential bubble in the bond market fueled by investors shunning riskier assets like stocks and real estate.

The bank halted its government bond purchases Friday in an attempt to slow a one-way bonds trade that's put unwanted downward pressure on the yuan, analysts say.

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 (PBC) announced on Friday that it has decided to temporarily suspend treasury bond purchases in the open market, starting from this month. The central bank said the decision was made as demand exceeded supply on the government bond market recently,

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.

Justin Trudeau is resigning as Canadian Prime Minister, and Germany’s solar power industry is in trouble. US bankruptcy filings hit their highest rate in 14 years, and the People’s Bank of China has announced a major policy overhaul as pressures on the economy mount.

China’s currency has had a rough start to 2025. It is nearing a 16-month low, and many economists predict it has further to fall.

BEIJING -- China's financial sector will promote the steady growth of green finance in support of green and low-carbon development, as the world's second-largest economy presses ahead with building a beautiful China, a central bank official said at a conference on Wednesday.

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.