We examine the roles of bank ownership and CEO political faction membership in facilitating or hindering the implementation of central bank policy in China. Specifically, we examine the response of China’s commercial banks to People’s Bank of China (PBC) guidelines intended to decrease...

The recent banking turmoil was a stark reminder of the fragility associated with banks' funding structures, especially when they rely on an insufficiently diverse uninsured deposit base. Concerns about unrealised losses, triggered by the rapid shift in monetary policy, played a clear role in the...

The recent banking turmoil was a stark reminder of the fragility associated with banks' funding structures, especially when they rely on an insufficiently diverse uninsured deposit base. Concerns about unrealised losses, triggered by the rapid shift in monetary policy, played a clear role in the...