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Hong Kong Monetary Authority leaves interest rates unchanged, tracking Fed move

Reuters

HONG KONG, Oct ‌29 (Reuters) - The Hong Kong Monetary Authority left its base interest ​rate ‌unchanged on Thursday at 4.25%, following ‌the US Federal Reserve's decision to hold rates steady.

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.

The Hong Kong ⁠dollar was last at 7.8452 per ​dollar.

"US interest rate adjustments are subject to considerable uncertainty, and will ​depend on developments in inflation, ​labour ‌market, and other economic data, and may ​influence the interest rate ⁠environment in Hong Kong," HKMA ‌said in ​a statement.

The outlook ​for the Hong Kong dollar and interbank rates can vary due to various factors, such as the market's ‌risk appetite for carry trades, and the supply-demand conditions for Hong ‌Kong ​dollars which are, in turn, influenced by capital market activities and other seasonal factors, it added.

(Reporting by Hong Kong ‌Newsroom; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman)