Hong Kong
Economy
We have bumped up our average consumer price inflation forecast for Hong Kong for 2010 to 2.5% from 1.8% previously, but we are comfortable sticking to our below-consensus end-year...
2010-02-05Economy
A top Chinese official in Hong Kong has raised the stakes in the debate over democracy in the Special Administrative Region (SAR). Peng Qinghua appealed for pro-democracy protests...
2010-01-07Economy
With the Fed likely to keep interest rates at or near zero throughout 2010, we believe that the HKMA will have to enact further banking sector specific measures aimed at cooling the...
2010-01-07Economy
We continue to see only a moderate pick-up in price growth going forward, with consumer price inflation (CPI) ending 2009 at 1.8%, up from 0.5% in September, as base effects become...
2009-11-26Economy
Emergency interest rate cuts and liquidity injections from the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) helped to prevent a sharp contraction in credit. However, a mixed picture has evolved...
2009-11-23Economy
As the accompanying chart shows, it is difficult to make the case that the Hong Kong economy is embarking on an economic recovery. To be sure, the island has registered two consecutive...
2009-11-18Economy
We see Hong Kong's current account remaining positive over the coming years, rising slightly from an anticipated US$20.6bn (9.8% of GDP) in 2009, to US$24.3bn (11.1% of GDP) in 2010,...
2009-11-11Economy
We continue to see only a moderate pick-up in price growth going forward, with consumer price inflation (CPI) ending 2009 at 1.8%, up from 0.5% in September, as base effects become...
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