
Exchange Fund's foreign assets balloon to $2.5143 trillion
Monetary Base reached $1.2 trillion.
According to the Monetary Authority, the Exchange Fund’s foreign assets increased $82.9 billion to $2.5143 trillion at the end of January.
The Monetary Base at the end of January amounted to $1.2336 trillion.
Claims on the private sector in Hong Kong amounted to $179.4 billion.
Foreign liabilities, representing fees payable to the fund's external managers, amounted to $600 million.