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Hong Kong raises benchmark interest rate following Fed move
The HKMA moves in lockstep with the Fed, given the Hong Kong dollar’s peg to the greenback.
July 28, 2022
Geopolitics
Is e-RMB a tool of trade and weapon of politics?
Discussions are already underway in Washington about the prospect of a digital dollar to maintain the greenback's hegemonic position.
July 17, 2020
Global Economy
Hong Kong tightens liquidity with $260 mil currency defence
HONG KONG (Mar 11): Hong Kong faces the likelihood of rising borrowing costs after the city’s de facto central bank intervened to defend its currency peg for the first time since August.
March 11, 2019
Fintech
Hong Kong and Singapore join forces over fintech
(Oct 25): Hong Kong and Singapore, which have vied for supremacy as financial technology hubs over the past couple of years, have now decided to join forces.
October 25, 2017