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China bars banks from selling commodities-linked products to retail buyers

The China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission's (CBIRC's) order to exit these products has not been reported before

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The move comes as runaway commodity prices in both onshore and offshore markets have raised regulatory concerns about the risks of speculative bets

Reuters Beijing
China's banking regulator has asked lenders to stop selling investment products linked to commodities futures to mom-and-pop buyers, three people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters, to curb investment losses amid volatile commodity prices.
 
It has also asked lenders to completely unwind their existing books for these products, which they manufacture and sell to individual investors, said the sources, who are involved in and have been briefed on the decision.
 
The China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission's (CBIRC's) order to exit these products has not been reported before. It issued the order this year, two of the

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