China Hikes Interest Rates for First Time in 3 Years Listen Download Embed Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email A Chinese bank staff counts stacks of 100-yuan notes in Huaibei, east China's Anhui province on October 20, 2010. ( Stringer / Getty ) Produced by New York Times, PRI and WNYC