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Lin Nguyen

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WITHDRAWN: When Chinese companies face the ire of US investors, it need not always end badly

Hong Kong’s currency peg to the US dollar isn’t an Achilles’ heel – it’s an Achilles’ shield

The architects of the currency peg were aware that it would be impossible for Hong Kong to allow the free movement of capital while at the same time operating both a fixed exchange rate and an independent monetary policy. Photo: Roy Issa

General view of bank's notice of interest rates for deposits in Central, Hong Kong. US Federal Reserve officials raised interest rates for a third time this year and reaffirmed their outlook for further gradual hikes well into 2019. 27SEP18 SCMP / Winson Wong

Residential buildings stand in Hong Kong, China, on Saturday, May 11, 2019. The U.S. Federal Reserve is poised to cut rates on July 31 for the first time since 2008, amid a global slowdown. Because Hong Kong's currency is pegged to the dollar, the Asian financial hub will face the risk that low borrowing costs keep inflating what is already the world's most expensive property market. Photographer: Justin Chin/Bloomberg

What bargains? China’s cheapest stocks are valuation trap as banks lose margin protection

People walk past a branch of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China in Beijing on April 1, 2019. Photo: Reuters

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Expresses the views, ideas and conclusions of the author. (Eg. Enough of Crazy Rich Asians, think of crazy poor Hongkongers.)


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The View | WITHDRAWN: When Chinese companies face the ire of US investors, it need not always end badly