Hong Kong Monetary Authority
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Hong Kong’s Latest Foreign Currency Reserve Assets Figures Released
Hong Kong's Latest Foreign Currency Reserve Assets Figures Released
Press Releases
07 Sep 2026
Hong Kong's Latest Foreign Currency Reserve Assets Figures Released
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) announced today (7 September) that the official foreign currency reserve assets of Hong Kong amounted to US$442.9 billion as at the end of August 2026 (end-July 2026: US$447.9 billion) (Annex).
There were no unsettled foreign exchange contracts at end-August and end-July 2026.
The total foreign currency reserve assets of US$442.9 billion represent over five times the currency in circulation or about 37% of Hong Kong dollar M3.
Hong Kong Monetary Authority
7 September 2026
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At present, four press releases relating to the Exchange Fund's data are issued by the HKMA each month. Three of these releases are issued to disseminate monetary data in accordance with International Monetary Fund's Special Data Dissemination Standard (SDDS). The fourth press release, on the Exchange Fund's Abridged Balance Sheet and Currency Board Account, is made in accordance with the HKMA's policy of maintaining a high level of transparency. For the month of September 2026, the scheduled dates for issuing the press releases are as follows:
| 7 September |
SDDS International Reserves (Hong Kong's Latest Foreign Currency Reserve Assets Figures) |
| 14 September |
SDDS Analytical Accounts of the Central Bank (Analytical Accounts of the Exchange Fund) |
| 30 September |
SDDS Template on International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity |
| 30 September |
Exchange Fund Abridged Balance Sheet and Currency Board Account |
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