News analysis Amid soaring inflation, mainland China and Hong Kong central banks chose to respond in opposing ways to the U.S. Federal Reserve’s aggressive interest rate hikes, with China loosening its monetary policy, and Hong Kong raising interest rates. On June 15, the Fed raised the primary credit rate by 75 basis points, the largest increase…
Behind China and Hong Kong’s Different Responses to US Interest Rate Hikes
July 3, 2022
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