金管局阮國恆:高息環境或維持一段時間
金管局署理總裁阮國恆今早見記者時表示,美國聯儲局加息0.25厘符合市場預期,金管局亦在今早將貼現窗基本利率上調0.25厘,調高至5.75厘。他指,自去年3月以來,聯儲局已累計加息525個基點。由於美國通脹率目前仍高企,高息環境可能需要維持一段時間。
阮國恆稱,隨著美國持續加息,港元拆息在聯匯制度下與美息趨近,近期港元拆息上升,市民對銀行借貸波動要有準備,置業按揭時要小心考慮同管理風險。至於近期港匯偏強,除受企業派息需求影響,亦反映聯匯制度自動調節機制運作暢順,港息上升對港匯有支持。
阮國恆表示,通關後本港經濟復甦勢頭持續,雖然高息環境對經濟有制約作用,本港目前經濟勢頭仍然良好。被問到會否再放寬樓市逆周期措施,他指,政策目標是銀行體系穩定及不影響市場平衡,而非針對樓價,金管局會考慮眾多因素才作出下一步決定,認為目前太早評論。
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