China seeks to lower homebuyers' interest payments to boost spending

Rates on existing mortgages move lower while benchmarks hold steady

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The People's Bank of China has kept benchmark interest rates unchanged for back-to-back meetings. © Reuters

IORI KAWATE, Nikkei staff writer

BEIJING -- China's central bank left benchmark lending rates unchanged on Friday even as it seeks to guide rates on existing mortgages lower to put more money in consumers' pockets.

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