| 08 May 2018 03:15 | South China Morning Post |
Andy Xie argues that Hong Kong dollar interest rates being below US dollar rates is “not how the peg is supposed to work” and the Monetary Authority (HKMA) should “hug the US dollar interest rate” (“Raise rates to soften blow of looming property crunch ...
more| 10 Apr 2018 15:15 | Nikkei Asian Review |
TOKYO -- The Bank of Japan will link its settlement system for Japanese government bonds with clearing systems at the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, making it easier for Japanese banks to raise Hong Kong dollars. Under plans announced on Tuesday, the ...
moreHONG KONG, April 10 (Reuters) - The Hong Kong dollar fell to a new 33-year low on Tuesday, inching closer to the lower end of the monetary authority's targeted trading band, as the interest rate gap between the U.S.
more| 09 Mar 2018 04:30 | Wall Street Journal |
Standard Chartered expects the currency pair to hit 7.85 this month, which would cause the monetary authority to sell U.S. dollars.
moreBut the gap between the two has widened to the highest since the 2008 financial crisis, as the U.S. central bank is in the midst of raising interest rates, but the Hong Kong money market remains awash with liquidity thanks to equity market inflows and ...
more| 28 Nov 2017 22:41 | Fox Business |
Chinese and Hong Kong stocks fell again after initial Wednesday morning gains, as investors in Asia largely shrugged off North Korea's latest missile launch.
more| 28 Nov 2017 22:25 | Bloomberg |
The Hong Kong dollar's one-month borrowing cost rose above 1 percent for the first time since the global financial crisis, increasing pressure on local lenders to increase a key measure that influences mortgage rates.
moreFederal Reserve minutes released on Wednesday initially pressured the dollar. "They didn't really alter the view of a slow pace of U.S.
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