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Hong Kong central bank cuts interest rate, tracks Fed move

BY Reuters | ECONOMIC | 09/18/24 07:07 PM EDT

HONG KONG, Sept 19 (Reuters) - The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) on Thursday cut its base rate charged via the overnight discount window by 50 basis points to 5.25%, tracking a move by the U.S. Federal Reserve.

Hong Kong's monetary policy moves in lock-step with the United States as the city's currency is pegged to the greenback in a tight range of 7.75-7.85 per dollar.

On Wednesday, the U.S. central bank kicked off an anticipated series of interest rate cuts with a larger-than-usual half-percentage-point reduction and policymakers see another 50 basis points of cuts in 2024.

(Reporting by Hong Kong newsroom; Editing by Jacqueline Wong)

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