Chinese central bank crackdown shakes bond market

Yields fluctuate after PBOC says measures have restored 'reasonable levels'

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A worker cleans windows in Beijing's Central Business District. Chinese authorities are struggling to keep the bond market under control. © Reuters

WATARU SUZUKI and ECHO WONG, Nikkei staff writers

SHANGHAI/HONG KONG -- China's government bond yields edged lower for the second day in a row on Wednesday, despite a declaration that measures to lift them were working, highlighting the challenge authorities face in cooling the market while spurring the economy.

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