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Yuan Loans

China’s yuan-denominated loans rose by 20.49 trillion yuan ($2.8 trillion) in the first 10 months of this year, according to the People’s Bank of China, the country’s central bank.

In October alone, the yuande-nominated loans rose by 738.4 billion yuan ($101.7 billion).

The M2, a broad measure of money supply that covers cash in circulation and all deposits, had climbed 10.3 percent year on year to 288.23 trillion yuan ($39.7 trillion) as of late October.

The growth rate was unchanged from the end of September and down 1.5 percentage points from the end of October last year.

The M1, which

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