2. The benchmark interest rate is an interest rate with universal reference function in the financial market, and other interest rate levels or financial asset prices can be determined according to this benchmark interest rate level. Benchmark interest rate is one of the important prerequisites for interest rate marketization. Under the condition of interest rate marketization, financiers need a universally recognized benchmark interest rate level as a reference to measure financing costs, investors calculate investment returns and management's macro-control. Therefore, in a sense, the benchmark interest rate is the core of the formation of interest rate marketization mechanism. The benchmark interest rate for deposits and loans is the guiding interest rate for loans issued by the central bank (People's Bank of China) to commercial banks, and it is one of the monetary policies used by the central bank to regulate the operation of social economy and financial system. Commercial banks will formulate a portfolio of deposit interest rates based on this benchmark interest rate. Raising the benchmark interest rate means shrinking credit, reducing social mobility, raising the cost of credit and slowing down economic development. or vice versa, Dallas to the auditorium
3. Interest rates over the years. On August 25th, 20 15, the People's Bank of China decided to lower the benchmark interest rates of RMB loans and deposits of financial institutions from August 26th, 20 15, so as to further reduce the financing costs of enterprises. Among them, the benchmark interest rate for one-year loans of financial institutions was lowered by 0.25 percentage points to 4.6%; The benchmark interest rate for one-year deposits was lowered by 0.25 percentage point to1.75%; The benchmark interest rates for loans and deposits of other grades and the deposit and loan interest rates for individual housing provident fund shall be adjusted accordingly. At the same time, the floating upper limit of interest rates for time deposits of more than one year (excluding one year) will be liberalized, while the floating upper limit of interest rates for demand deposits and time deposits of less than one year will remain unchanged. From 2065438 to September 6, 2005, the RMB deposit reserve ratio of financial institutions will be lowered by 0.5 percentage point, so as to keep liquidity in the banking system reasonably abundant and guide the steady and moderate growth of money and credit. At the same time, in order to further enhance the ability of financial institutions to support "agriculture, rural areas and farmers" and small and micro enterprises, the reserve ratio of rural financial institutions such as county-level rural commercial banks, rural cooperative banks, rural credit cooperatives and village banks was lowered by 0.5 percentage points. Reduce the reserve ratio of financial leasing companies and auto financing companies by 3 percentage points and encourage them to play a good role in expanding consumption. According to official website, People's Bank of China, since 20 15, 10/24, the current interest rate of RMB has been adjusted as follows: within one year (including one year), 4.75% for one to five years (including five years) and 4.90% for more than five years.