China A50 index futures rise 3%; HSI index jumps 3% as China shifts Monetary Policy stance for first time since 2011.

China’s top leaders shifted their stance on monetary policy for the first time in some 14 years.

The Politburo, comprising the ruling Communist Party’s most senior 24 officials and led by President Xi Jinping, announced it will embrace a “moderately loose” strategy next year, in a sign of greater easing ahead that will likely be welcomed by investors hungry for more stimulus.

Officials also said they will implement a “more proactive” fiscal policy, according to the read out published Monday — previously, the group had said fiscal policy would be “proactive.” That comes after the official Xinhua News Agency said the country had room to increase its borrowing and fiscal deficit in 2025, in a commentary on Friday.

While China has gone through several tightening and loosening cycles in monetary policy recent years, it’s stuck with the overarching characterization of “prudent” policy since 2011. At that time, authorities shifted away from the previous stance of “moderately loose” adopted during the Global Financial Crisis, to cool rising inflation.

The December conclave typically sets the agenda for the larger Central Economic Work Conference that crafts priorities for the following year, and where officials are expected to discuss the 2025 growth goal.