inflation

Sunday, February 3, 2008

Hong Kong money supply growing at over 10 percent

Keep printing that money and before you know it, Hong Kong will have inflation....

HONG KONG (XFN-ASIA) - Hong Kong's M1 money supply in December rose 1.2 pct from November and was up 10.4 pct from a year earlier, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) said. Unadjusted M2 and M3 in Hong Kong dollar terms decreased by 8.7 pct and 8.6 pct respectively month-on-month, but were both up 18.1 pct on a year-on-year basis, the HKMA said. Total deposits with authorised institutions decreased by 3.8 pct in December, with contraction in Hong Kong dollar deposits exceeding the expansion in foreign currency deposits.