Economic Statistics

Job openings increased to 8.14 million in May while the number of hirings in the month was 5.78 million

Core PCE inflation rose 4.7% in January YoY, beating expectation of 4.4% increase. The Fed-preferred price index rose 0.6% MoM compared to the market expectation of 0.5%.

Inflation in Canada decreased to 2.53% at an annual basis in July according to Statistics Canada's latest report

US CPI grew 0% in May as the yearly growth rate dropped to 3.27%; core inflation, which stripped out food and energy prices, rose 0.2% and the yearly rate decreased to 3.42%

Consumer price index grew for March 5% over the past year, reaching the lowest level since May 2021. Nonetheless, Core CPI recorded a 5.6% increase, up from 5.5% in February.

This page compiles the expected liquidity flows between Hong Kong Monetary Authority's (HKMA) Exchange Fund Bills and Notes (EFBNs) and the Aggregate Balance. Estimates of these liquidity flows can provide a lens into the HKMA's liquidity management practices

US nonfarm payroll increased 353,000 and Unemployment rate as 3.7% in January

Canada's inflation rate eased to 1.8% in February, the lowest since July last year.  The deceleration in headline CPI year-over-year growth rate can mostly be explained by the base effect resulted from the GST/HST holiday last year. 

The headline CPI figure slowed down to 8.7% in April, from 10.1% in March, while core inflation accelerated to 6.8%, from 6.2%

Employers in the US added 339,000 jobs in May, but at the same time 440,000 more people reported they were unemployed