Hong Kong Monetary Authority: Overseas assets of foreign exchange funds in July decreased to HK$353.98 billion.

On August 14th, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority published the main analysis of the accounts of the Exchange Fund as of the end of July 2025. In July, the foreign assets of the Exchange Fund decreased by HK$56.4 billion to HK$353.98 billion. The monetary base was HK$204.26 billion, including promissory notes, circulating notes and coins issued by the government, bank system balances, and Exchange Fund bills and bonds issued. The total amount of claims on the private sector in Hong Kong by the Exchange Fund was HK$317.6 billion. The total external liabilities amounted to HK$32.6 billion.