Hong Kong’s Latest Foreign Currency Reserve Assets Figures Released

On Thu, 09 Apr, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority ("HKMA") announced that official foreign currency reserve assets amounted to US$430.8 billion as at end-March 2026, down from US$439.3 billion at end-February 2026. When including unsettled foreign exchange contracts, these assets totaled US$430.5 billion. The aggregate of US$430.8 billion represents over five times the currency in circulation, constituting approximately 38% of Hong Kong dollar M3.

Foreign Currency Reserve Assets Overview

Exchange Fund Data Disclosure and Schedule

Currently, four press releases relating to the Exchange Fund’s data are issued monthly. Three releases disseminate monetary data in accordance with the International Monetary Fund’s Special Data Dissemination Standard ("SDDS"), while the fourth, on the Exchange Fund’s Abridged Balance Sheet and Currency Board Account, follows the HKMA’s transparency policy. For April 2026, the scheduled dates are 9 April for SDDS International Reserves (Hong Kong’s Latest Foreign Currency Reserve Assets Figures), 14 April for SDDS Analytical Accounts of the Central Bank (Analytical Accounts of the Exchange Fund), and 30 April for both the SDDS Template on International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity and the Exchange Fund Abridged Balance Sheet and Currency Board Account.