{"id":74528,"date":"2017-12-14T16:53:51","date_gmt":"2017-12-14T09:53:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/explainer-what-hong-kongs-interest-rate-increase-means-for-hibor-prime-and-mortgages\/"},"modified":"2017-12-14T17:04:35","modified_gmt":"2017-12-14T10:04:35","slug":"explainer-what-hong-kongs-interest-rate-increase-means-for-hibor-prime-and-mortgages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/explainer-what-hong-kongs-interest-rate-increase-means-for-hibor-prime-and-mortgages\/","title":{"rendered":"Explainer: What Hong Kong\u2019s interest rate increase means for Hibor, prime and mortgages"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nHong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), the city\u2019s de facto central bank, today raised its base lending rate for the third time this year following a similar move by the US Federal Reserve, increasing it by 25 basis points to 1.75 per cent.
\nWhat is the base lending rate?
\nIt is the interest that banks pay on money they borrow from the Hong Kong Monetary Authority. Individuals or companies do not borrow money at this rate.
\nHow do higher base lending rates affect mortgage rates in Hong Kong?
\nIt…
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\nSource : South China Morning Post
\nRead more…Explainer: What Hong Kong\u2019s interest rate increase means for Hibor, prime and mortgages<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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