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Hong Kong's Finance Chief: US Trade Policy Shifts Have 'Primarily Psychological' Impact

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Hong Kong's Financial Secretary, Paul Chan Mo-po, stated that shifts in US trade policy and interest rate trends pose risks to the city's economy. However, he believes the impact will be largely psychological, potentially leading to market volatility rather than significant economic downturns. Chan expressed optimism that growth momentum will persist through the latter half of the year, despite external risks. AI

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Hong Kong's Finance Chief: US Trade Policy Shifts Have 'Primarily Psychological' Impact

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COVERAGE [2]

  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Lo Hoi-ying ·

    Impact of US trade policy shifts on Hong Kong ‘primarily psychological’: Paul Chan

    Changes in US trade policy and interest rate trends will significantly affect Hong Kong’s economy but the impact will be “primarily psychological”, the finance chief has said, while expressing optimism for growth momentum to continue into the second half of the year. Two days aft…

  2. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Impact of US trade policy shifts on Hong Kong ‘primarily psychological’: Paul Chan https://www. byteseu.com/2279745/ # AI # economy # HongKong # MainlandChina #

    Impact of US trade policy shifts on Hong Kong ‘primarily psychological’: Paul Chan https://www. byteseu.com/2279745/ # AI # economy # HongKong # MainlandChina # NorthernMetropolis # PaulChanMoPo # PrivateInvestment # SoutheastAsia # US # USTradePolicy

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