2026-10-29 · 新浪财经要闻 · 中文来源
香港金管局回应美联储议息决定：香港货币及金融市场保持有序运作
可以写进 IB、A-Level、AP、IGCSE 经济学论文的真实新闻案例：货币政策与利率、汇率、金融市场与银行
发生了什么
美联储公开市场委员会决定将联邦基金利率目标区间维持在3.75-4%不变，香港金管局回应称香港货币及金融市场保持有序运作。
经济学角度
这是货币政策传导的典型案例：美国利率不变，意味着美元资产收益率不变，香港利率在联系汇率制度下需要跟随美元利率走势，因此香港的货币环境也保持稳定。学生可以画出美国利率决定→资本流动→港元汇率与香港利率→香港金融市场的传导链条。
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评估角度
利率维持不变符合预期，说明市场已提前消化这一信息，政策意外性较小；但香港利率跟随美国，意味着香港本地经济状况无法完全决定自身货币政策，这是联系汇率制度下的取舍。
练习题
结合材料，分析美国维持利率不变对实行联系汇率制度的香港的货币政策和金融市场可能产生的影响。
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对应考纲
- 货币政策与利率：央行通过调整利率和货币供应来影响借贷、支出和通胀。
- 汇率：一种货币兑换另一种货币的价格；升值或贬值会影响出口、进口和通胀。
- 金融市场与银行：银行、债券和股票市场如何为经济融资，以及资产价格波动的影响。
English version
What happened
The Federal Open Market Committee kept the target range for the federal funds rate unchanged at 3.75-4%, and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority said Hong Kong's money and financial markets were operating in an orderly manner.
The economics
This is a clear case of monetary policy transmission: with US rates unchanged, dollar asset yields stay the same, and under the linked exchange rate system Hong Kong rates must follow the dollar, so Hong Kong's monetary conditions also stay stable. Students can trace the chain from the US rate decision to capital flows, the Hong Kong dollar and local interest rates, and then to Hong Kong financial markets.
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Evaluation
The decision matched expectations, suggesting markets had already priced it in, so the surprise element is small; but because Hong Kong rates track US rates, local economic conditions cannot fully set Hong Kong's monetary policy, which is the trade-off of the linked exchange rate system.
Practice question
Using the material, analyse how the US decision to keep interest rates unchanged may affect monetary policy and financial markets in Hong Kong under its linked exchange rate system.