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Opinion: Is Property Boom Source of China’s Unorthodox Liquidity Trap?

Has China fallen into an unorthodox liquidity trap? On paper, it’s inconceivable to think this way with a variety of monetary instruments on the table for the PBOC, especially with an interest rate way above zero. But in reality, China has always been facing with the same paradox – an over-levered corporate sector together with an under-levered household sector.