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Hong Kong central bank cuts interest rate, tracks Fed move

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority on Thursday cut its base rate charged via the overnight discount window by 50 basis points to 5.25%, tracking a move by the U.S. Federal Reserve. Hong Kong’s monetary policy moves in lock-step with the…

Hong Kong Monetary Authority lowers base rate to 5.25%

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority announced on the 19th that according to the preset formula, the base rate was lowered to 5.25%, effective immediately. The HKMA said that the base rate was set based on two data, namely the lower…

Hong Kong’s GDP grew by 3.3% in the second quarter

The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government published the “2024 Half-Year Economic Report” and the revised figures of the second quarter of 2024 GDP on the 16th. Data showed that Hong Kong’s real GDP grew by 3.3% year-on-year in the…