Hong Kong
Hong Kong launches HKD-RMB dual trading counters
Offshore investors now have the option to trade 24 RMB-denominated stocks in Hong Kong
Hong Kong legalises retail crypto trading
Licensed exchanges will be able to trade major virtual tokens to retail investors
HKMA launches retail CBDC pilots
Hong Kong central bank will work with 16 firms, including banks and payment companies
The allure of private markets
SWFs have piled into the asset class while reserve managers remain wary, writes Blake Evans-Pritchard
China and Hong Kong set to launch Swap Connect
New trading link will make it easier for foreign investors to hedge interest rate risks
Three Asian central banks raise rates
Central banks in Taiwan, the Philippines and Hong Kong continue with monetary tightening
Apac central banks reassure amid Credit Suisse woes
Central banks in Australia, Singapore and Hong Kong say banking systems remain stable
PBoC releases draft rules for Swap Connect
Foreign access to onshore CNY swaps limited to interbank bond market users, while Isda docs aren’t ruled out
Global liquidity driven higher by derivatives and euro lending
BIS statistics show contraction in dollar lending to emerging and developing economies
The always imminent demise of the global dollar
Creating effective alternatives will remain long and arduous despite China’s development of Cips, the mCBDC bridge and any oil-price redenomination, writes Barry Eichengreen
Rethinking the CCyB
As central banks rush to replenish bank capital reserves, the countercyclical buffer may need some fine-tuning
Shoppers in Hong Kong encouraged to use e-yuan
PBoC’s mainland expansion of digital renminbi continues
Banknotes: October to December 2022
A round-up of news and salient issues that have affected central bankers in the past three months
People: October to December 2022
A round-up of central bankers in the news and on the move during the past three months
People: Esma appoints vice-chair
HKMA names deputy chief executive; MAS expands sustainability group
HKMA raises interest rate after Fed’s hike
Eddie Yue says US rate rises will not affect Hong Kong’s stability
Hong Kong consults on allowing retail crypto trading
Officials hope to improve city’s appeal to tech investors as Singapore proposes tougher crypto regulation
BIS and central banks say multi-CBDC platform trial was a success
Central banks of China, Hong Kong, Thailand and UAE took part in US$22 million cross-border trial
Hong Kong sets up investment company using HKMA funds
Analysts draw parallels between the new company and Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund Temasek
Ukraine: the challenges for central banks
Rules on the weaponisation of money would help to protect a ‘public good’ amid geopolitical splits in a testing environment for central banks, write Gavin Bingham, Paul Fisher and Andrew Large
Hong Kong, Indonesia and Philippines raise rates
Indonesian hike is above expectations while HKMA and BSP also raise rates
Hong Kong forges ahead with retail CBDC plans
Three “rails” will guide path to possible central bank digital currency issuance
Social media: an essential tool for central bank communication
Strategies to secure popularity, comprehensibility and reputation as new media takes centre stage
Hong Kong leader eyes financial summit success amid Singapore rivalry
Hong Kong struggles to balance Covid measures with desire to affirm itself as a top financial hub