Beijing—China's central bank reduced the amount of reserves commercial banks are required to hold, freeing up money for lending in the latest easing measure to shore up the world's second-largest economy. The People's Bank of China's percentage point cut in the reserve requirement lowers the reserve-requirement ratio, or RRR, to 11.5 percent for large banks. The move frees up about US$79 billion in additional funds that banks can now lend. by how much did excess reserves in China increase and by how much did the lending capacity

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Beijing—China's central bank reduced the amount of reserves commercial banks are required to hold, freeing up money for lending in the latest easing measure to shore up the world's second-largest economy.

The People's Bank of China's percentage point cut in the reserve requirement lowers the reserve-requirement ratio, or RRR, to 11.5 percent for large banks. The move frees up about US$79 billion in additional funds that banks can now lend.

by how much did excess reserves in China increase and by how much did the lending capacity of Chinese banks increase as a result? 

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Reserve requirements are the number of funds that a bank holds in reserve to make sure that it can meet liabilities in case of sudden withdrawals. Reserve requirements are a tool utilized by the central bank to rise or fall the money supply in the economy and influence rates of interest. 

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