The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), Hong Kong’s de-facto central bank, raised its benchmark interest rate for a tenth time this year, following the US Federal Reserve, by 25 basis points to 5.55% on Thursday. The latest move brought borrowing costs in the city to the highest level since January 2008. Hong Kong raises rates in line with the Fed due to the Hong Kong Dollar’s peg to the US Dollar. The weakness in the HKD forced the bank to … Continue reading “Hong Kong’s Monetary Authority Raised Interest Rates 25bps Despite Banking Liquidity at 2008 Lows”