Economic Buzz: China's outstanding yuan loans up 5.7% on year

China's yuan-denominated loans rose 8.6 trillion yuan in the first quarter (Q1) of 2026, central bank data showed on Monday. At the end of March, outstanding yuan loans stood at 280.51 trillion yuan, up 5.7 percent year on year, according to the People's Bank of China. The M2, a broad measure of money supply that covers cash in circulation and all deposits, had increased by 8.5 percent year on year to 353.86 trillion yuan by the end of last month.

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