China kept its benchmark lending rates unchanged in September for a 16th consecutive month, Reuters reported. The one-year loan prime rate remained at 3.00%, while the five-year LPR, which influences mortgage pricing, stayed at 3.50%. The decision extends Beijing's prolonged pause in benchmark lending-rate adjustments as policymakers balance domestic growth supportSupportSupport is a price area where a decline has previously met enough buying interest or reduced selling pressure to slow, stop, or reverse downward movement. It is best treated as...Read More against banking-sector constraints and the external rate environment. The unchanged settings represent a fresh September monetary-policy decision rather than a new easing step.