One might have thought that fading concern about the exchange rate and growing concern about deflation would provide the perfect moment for the PBOC to step up monetary easing. But the Bank’s latest communications suggest instead that it will continue to loosen only very gradually, held back by worry that faster credit growth would exacerbate rather than alleviate industrial overcapacity.
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