摘要
ON October 28, 2004,the People's Bank ofChina took a U-turn and, after almost a decade of reductions, announced a 0.27 percent increase in RMB interest rates. This superficially inconsequential rise caused quite a stir on the international market. Mining stock plummeted,as did the prices of metals and crude oil futures. This reflexive investor response is just one indication that the Chinese economy has become a major driving force for global economic growth. Its huge demand has sustained high prices for oil and other staple commodities on the international market, international speculators itch to pour their hot money into China, and overseas investors too see it as a potential Klondike.
According to Jia Moyue, the rise in RMB interest rates will be felt more within the international than the domestic economy.
