China lowers interest rates
China directly affects the U.S. dollar by loosely pegging the value of its currency, the yuan, to the dollar.China's central bank uses a modified version of a traditional fixed exchange rate that differs from the floating exchange rate the United States and many other countries use. Effect of lower interest rates. December 2, 2019 August 3, 2019 by Tejvan Pettinger. A look at the economic effects of a cut in interest rates. Summary. Lower interest rates make it cheaper to borrow. This tends to encourage spending and investment. This leads to higher aggregate demand (AD) and economic growth.