On January 10, 2017, China's National Bureau of Statistics announced that the consumer price index (CPI) for December 2016 increased 2.1% compares with the same period of time in 2015, which was in line with market expectations. The market expects that consumer prices in January before Chinese New Year will continue to rise, and there are already talks about the rise of interest rate in the market. Anbound Think Tank research team believes that it is unlikely for the interest rate to increase this year within short period of time, the possibility for the Central Bank to increase the interest rate cannot be excluded. If the international economic situation returns to stability, the Chinese economy continues to be back on track, in the second half of the year the price level could rise; that would mean an option for monetary policy adjustment would be increasing interest rates.