A pedestrian walks past the People's Bank of China (PBOC) building in Beijing, China, on Thursday, March 4.
Mandatory Credit:	Qilai Shen/Bloomberg/Getty Images

A pedestrian walks past the People's Bank of China (PBOC) building in Beijing, China, on Thursday, March 4.
Mandatory Credit: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg/Getty Images

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