Magical Rate Cut Gives Lift to Housing Market: Hong Kong Edition

May 8, 2025, 4:10 AM UTC

In this week’s Hong Kong Edition, we examine what tumbling borrowing costs mean for the city’s moribund property market, take a first look at Cathay Pacific’s revamped airport lounge, and review the latest venture by the team behind Yardbird.

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Silver Lining

US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell may not have delivered an interest-rate cut overnight, but Hong Kong is still seeing a rapid drop in borrowing costs.

The one-month Hong Kong Interbank Offered Rate, or Hibor, has fallen sharply since April 29 from 4.07% to 2.09%, its lowest level since September 2022. (That’s the kind ...

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