Hong Kong Dollar

Heat stroke

14 Jun 2012

Get ready for a sizzling summer with radiant colours, polished metallics and luminous skin.

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Wild flowers

8 Mar 2012

From bold and bright to soft and sweet, spring arrives in a riot of floral-inspired colour.

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Hong Kong not gaining from peg

6 May 2013

The Hong Kong dollar is pegged to the US dollar by a currency board. This obsolete arrangement is also used by other economies such as Bermuda, Antigua and Barbuda, and the Cayman Islands.

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'Made in America' means added pain for Hong Kong

2 May 2013

For the past 10 years, Hong Kong's economy has been boosted by twin external superchargers. Now, both are in danger of breaking down.

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Pegging Hong Kong dollar against yuan 'could take years'

30 Apr 2013

The yuan will eventually be a feasible currency for Hong Kong to peg its dollar against, in place of the US dollar, said John Greenwood, known as the "father of the Hong Kong-dollar peg".

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Officials caused property crisis

9 Mar 2013

Repeated interventions in the Hong Kong property market by officials, particularly former chief executive Donald Tsang Yam-kuen and Financial Secretary John Tsang Chun-wah, have caused havoc for...

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Opinion

Ferry companies shouldn't be subsidised while they burn dirty fuel

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Shirley Yam

What were our top officials doing to let HKMEx fail?

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Exchange Fund looks to yuan, emerging markets

The city's Exchange Fund, which had its second-best investment gain on record in 2012, will invest more in yuan-denominated bonds and shares this year.

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HKMA prays for deliverance from loose money

If they are not quite down on their knees at the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), there is a least a silent prayer emanating from that tall office block with the set of roof claws from the...

7:45AM

Cash dam reopened to flush out hot money

The city's de facto central bank again sold down the Hong Kong dollar yesterday to maintain the currency peg to the US dollar as so-called hot money continued to pour in.

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ECONOMY

Latest US easing prompts HKMA inflation warning

The latest round of US monetary easing has put Hong Kong's de facto central bank on high alert over the outlook for inflation as the prospect of more speculative money finds its way into the city'...

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CURRENCY

HKMA in HK$12 billion currency cooling measure

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority stepped into the currency market again yesterday to weaken the Hong Kong dollar as the rush of "hot money" continues to flow into the city.

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MARKETS

Hot money inflow may rock markets, warns HKMA's Norman Chan

Hong Kong Monetary Authority chief executive Norman Chan Tak-lam has warned of volatile investment markets ahead, due to hot money flowing into the city.

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