The bank halted its government bond purchases Friday in an attempt to slow a one-way bonds trade that's put unwanted downward pressure on the yuan, analysts say.

China's central bank is expected to deploy its most aggressive monetary tactics in a decade this year as it tries to stimulate the economy and soften the blow of impending U.S. tariff hikes, but in doing so it risks quickly exhausting its firepower.

On Friday, China's central bank took steps to support the yuan, which has been losing ground, with its depreciation being viewed as a potential tailwind for bitcoin (BTC). The People's Bank of China announced that it will stop purchasing government bonds this month as their demand now overshadows the supply.

Bond investors have never been so pessimistic about the world’s second-largest economy, with some now piling into bets on a deflationary spiral. The contrast with the US is stark, where Treasury yields are climbing higher by the day,

China's central bank said on Friday it has suspended treasury bond purchases, triggering a jump in yields and spurring speculation that the move was aimed at defending a falling currency.

China’s bond yields, including the benchmark 10-year government bond yield, have plummeted to their lowest levels on record with investors rushing to haven asse

The People's Bank of China said Friday that it will suspend purchases of sovereign debt this month as the supply of the bonds has fallen short of demand. Christy Tan, investment strategist at Franklin Templeton Institute,

China's central bank said on Friday it has decided to suspend treasury bond purchases temporarily due to short supply of the bonds, triggering a jump in yields across tenors. The People's Bank of China (PBOC) said in a statement it would resume bond buying depending on supply and demand in the government bond market.