The overnight Hong Kong Interbank Offered Rate for offshore yuan, or CNH Hibor, spiked to 17.75 percent on Tuesday, the first trading session of the new year. That’s close to the peak of 20 percent in ...More
EJ Insight2017-01-05
... one-month HIBOR rises to 0.9 percent. The direction of fund flows may also become a hurdle for stocks. First of all, higher US rates could lead to fund outflows from the region. Currently, Beijing has ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-20
... red Rate (HIBOR) to minimize interest payment. As of July, 92.6 percent of mortgage loans in Hong Kong are priced off HIBOR rate, the highest percentage on record. HIBOR rate tends to be much more vol ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-29
... eady seen HIBOR (Hong Kong interbank offered rate) inch higher lately. One more technical signal is the market breadth indicator. The indicator surged to 90.7 percent on Sept. 4, meaning the per-squar ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-22
... n 2011 of HIBOR +1.7 percent. The seven banks that followed suit are Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corp. Ltd., Bank of China (Hong Kong) Ltd. (02388.HK), Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Ltd., Indu ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-23
... while the hibor rate will increase in line with the US rate movements. Due to rising borrowing rates and downside risks for home prices, we prefer the telecom sector, companies with quality overseas b ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-02
... night CNH-Hibor rate surged by 120 basis points recently, and this has considerably raised the costs of speculating on the yuan. That would force short-sellers to leave the market. However, the record ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-23
... est rate (HIBOR) to 3 percent to curb speculation about a potential depegging of the HKD from the USD. The recent hike in the renminbi interbank rate in offshore market is another example. Speculators ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-21
