China, following Fed, lifts short-term rates to steady yuan, battle debt

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SHANGHAI China’s central bank raised short-term interest rates on Thursday in what economists said was a bid to stave off capital outflows and keep the yuan currency stable after the Federal Reserve raised U.S. rates overnight. The increase in rates was …
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