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The Hong Kong Monetary Authority announced the results of the residential mortgage survey for December 2024. The number of mortgage applications in December decreased month-on-month by 21. 1% to 6,306. Mortgage loans approved in December increased by 5. 4% compared with November to HK$25. 5 billion. Among these, mortgage loans financing primary market transactions increased by 8. 7% to HK$8. 6 billion and those financing secondary market transactions increased by 0. 5% to HK$13. 8 bi...

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) released today (28 January) the analytical data on the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region’s foreign currency reserves and foreign currency liquidity as at the end of December 2024 (Annex). These data are published monthly in the Template on International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity in accordance with the International Monetary Fund’s Special Data Dissemination Standard (SDDS). Annex   Hong Kong Monetary Authority 28 January 202...

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) announced today (28 January) that the total assets of the Exchange Fund amounted to HK$4,082. 4 billion as at 31 December 2024, HK$55. 7 billion higher than that at the end of November 2024. Hong Kong dollar assets increased by HK$110. 7 billion while foreign currency assets decreased by HK$55. 0 billion. The rise in Hong Kong dollar assets was mainly due to the increase in Exchange Fund Bills and Notes issued but not yet settled at month end. Th...

Date: 28 January 2025 Reaching Out to the Community – PCPD’s Representative Attends HKFYG’s 65th Anniversary Luncheon and Neighbour Fest Assistant Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (Corporate Communications and Compliance), Ms Joyce LAI Chi-man, attended the Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups’ (HKFYG) 65th Anniversary Luncheon and Neighbour Fest on 25 January and exchanged views with different stakeholders who attended the luncheon. The Office of the Privac...

Date: 28 January 2025 Privacy Commissioner’s Office Arranges All Staff Members to Visit the National Security Exhibition Gallery The Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (PCPD) arranged all staff members to visit the National Security Exhibition Gallery in groups on January 23 and 24 to gain further understanding and insights into the 20 security fields of the holistic approach to national security.   The National Security Exhibition Gallery i...

Rachel Reeves will today vow to go ‘further and faster’ to deliver the government’s Plan for Change to kick start economic growth and put more pounds in people’s pockets. Chancellor to unveil plans to unleash the potential of the Oxford-Cambridge Growth Corridor that will add up to £78 billion to the UK economy according to industry experts, catalysing growth of UK science and technology. Comes after Chancellor last week announced National Wealth Fund and Office for Investment will ta...

Updates to this page Published 15 November 2024 Last updated 27 January 2025 + show all updates 27 January 2025 Response from the Financial Policy Committee added. 15 November 2024 First published.

Updates to this page Published 15 November 2024 Last updated 27 January 2025 + show all updates 27 January 2025 Response from the Prudential Regulation Committee added. 15 November 2024 First published.

WASHINGTON, D. C. — Commodity Futures Trading Commission Acting Chairman Caroline D. Pham is launching a series of public roundtables on evolving trends and innovation in market structure, including issues such as affiliated entities and conflicts of interest, prediction markets, and digital assets. Pham renewed calls for open public engagement and increased transparency by the CFTC on its policy approach to changes in derivatives markets last year. “As I have long said, the CFTC must take a ...

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