Exchange Fund foreign assets down $5.5b

May 14, 2012

The foreign assets of the Exchange Fund decreased by $5.5 billion to $2.2396 trillion in April, the Monetary Authority announced today.
 
The Monetary Base amounted to $1.0872 trillion.
 
Claims on the private sector in Hong Kong amounted to $135.1 billion.
 
Foreign liabilities, representing fees payable to the Exchange Fund's external managers, amounted to $300 million.