10月19日晚7时许,央行网站上公布消息称,从10月20日起,一年期存贷款基准利率各上调0.25%。这是金融危机以来,时隔34个月之后,央行的首次加息。消息来得如此突然。那么,是否能以此作为判断中国货币政策转紧的信号?大可不必! At about 7 pm on the evening of October 19, the central bank announced on the website that starting from October 20, the benchmark interest rates for one-year deposits and loans will be raised by 0.25% each. This is the first time since the financial crisis, after a lapse of 34 months, the central bank raised interest rates for the first time. The news came so suddenly. So, whether this can be used as a signal to determine the tightening of China’s monetary policy? Needless to say!