Analysts noted Apr.6's meeting emphasized the targeted use of monetary tools.

The Federal Open Market Committee of the Federal Reserve (US Fed) announced a rate hike in the early morning today (Hong Kong time) following its two-day meeting, raising the target range for the federal funds rate by 25 basis points to 0.25-0.5%. In accordance with the established mechanism, the HKMA has raised the Base Rate for the Discount Window by 25 basis points to 0.75% with immediate effect.

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) today (27 January) published the unaudited financial position of the Exchange Fund at end-December 2021.

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China's economy is facing mounting pressure as experts forecast first-quarter GDP growth below 5 percent year-on-year, amid calls for near-term monetary easing and the fine-tuning of real estate curbs.

China has an adequate monetary policy toolkit to shore up economic growth and boost market confidence amid changing economic landscape, analysts said.

China's National Energy Administration has released a guideline on energy development for 2022, detailing targets for securing energy supplies and boosting energy efficiency.

Hong Kong's economy is on course to contract in the first quarter of 2022, breaking a four-quarter run of recovery, but confidence in the economy remains, said Paul Chan Mo-po, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Financial Secretary, on Mar.27.

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Despite the global market turning jittery amid multiple uncertainties like the rising commodity prices, escalating geopolitical tensions and US Federal Reserve's more rounds of interest rate hikes, international investors still hold a positive outlook on renminbi assets and retain good exposure to the Chinese stock market.

The United States Federal Reserve's fresh tightening cycle is unlikely to derail China from launching more robust monetary measures to support the economy, which could provide upside potentials in Chinese financial assets

China's two major bourses have respectively released their board-transfer regulations for companies listed on the newly-established Beijing Stock Exchange (BSE).