PREVIEW-HK Jan retail sales seen up 18.5 pct yr/yr

Story date: 2008-02-29 02:36:00
Added on: 2008-03-01 23:09:55

Reuters - ... interest rates, a Reuters survey shows. Hong Kong is tied to U.S. monetary policy because its currency is pegged to the U.S. dollar. In January it followed two U.S. rate cuts within the space of just over a week, with Hong Kong banks slashing prime ...


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