Foreign currency reserves up

The Monetary Authority announced Hong Kong’s foreign currency reserve assets increased to US$417.2 billion in May from $416.4 billion in April.

The reserve assets represent over five times the currency in circulation or about 39% of Hong Kong dollar M3.

Including unsettled foreign exchange contracts, the foreign currency reserve assets at the end of May increased to US$417 billion from April’s US$416.4 billion.

Date: 2024.06.07

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