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Hong Kong Exchange Fund records smallest gain in 5 quarters amid market slump

South China Morning Post · · 393 words · By Enoch Yiu
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13 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Hong Kong’s Exchange Fund... reported its smallest investment gain in five quarters”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general descriptions of Hong Kong and the Exchange Fund, but no specific data regarding the investment gains of the last five quarters.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Exchange Fund of Hong Kong is the primary investment arm and de facto sovereign wealth fund of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority. First established in 1935 in order to provide backing to the issuan…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exchange_Fund_(Hong_Kong)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) is the central banking institution of Hong Kong. It is a government authority founded on 1 April 1993 when the Office of the Exchange Fund and the Office of the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong_Monetary_Authority
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong (Chinese: 香港交易所, SEHK, also known as Hong Kong Stock Exchange) is a stock exchange based in Hong Kong. It is one of the largest stock exchanges in Asia and the 6th larg…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong_Stock_Exchange
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“The fund gained HK$34.5 billion (US$4.4 billion) in the first quarter”
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Multiple sources provide wildly different figures for the first quarter: one reports a HK$17.1 billion income, another a HK$86.1 billion loss, and another a HK$67.2 billion gain. None match the claim of HK$34.5 billion.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) is the central banking institution of Hong Kong. It is a government authority founded on 1 April 1993 when the Office of the Exchange Fund and the Office of the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong_Monetary_Authority
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Exchange Fund of Hong Kong is the primary investment arm and de facto sovereign wealth fund of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority. First established in 1935 in order to provide backing to the issuan…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exchange_Fund_(Hong_Kong)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong (Chinese: 香港交易所, SEHK, also known as Hong Kong Stock Exchange) is a stock exchange based in Hong Kong. It is one of the largest stock exchanges in Asia and the 6th larg…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong_Stock_Exchange
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“56 per cent lower than HK$79.2 billion a year earlier”
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The provided evidence does not contain the specific figure of HK$79.2 billion for the previous year's first quarter gain.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Exchange Fund of Hong Kong is the primary investment arm and de facto sovereign wealth fund of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority. First established in 1935 in order to provide backing to the issuan…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exchange_Fund_(Hong_Kong)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong (Chinese: 香港交易所, SEHK, also known as Hong Kong Stock Exchange) is a stock exchange based in Hong Kong. It is one of the largest stock exchanges in Asia and the 6th larg…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong_Stock_Exchange
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of companies on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEx), ordered numerically by stock code. The names of the companies appear exactly as they do on the stock exchange listing. This is no…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_companies_listed_on_th…
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“The fund still managed to report its fifth consecutive quarterly gain”
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The evidence provided does not contain information regarding the sequence of quarterly gains or losses over the last five quarters.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Exchange Fund of Hong Kong is the primary investment arm and de facto sovereign wealth fund of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority. First established in 1935 in order to provide backing to the issuan…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exchange_Fund_(Hong_Kong)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) is the central banking institution of Hong Kong. It is a government authority founded on 1 April 1993 when the Office of the Exchange Fund and the Office of the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong_Monetary_Authority
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong (Chinese: 香港交易所, SEHK, also known as Hong Kong Stock Exchange) is a stock exchange based in Hong Kong. It is one of the largest stock exchanges in Asia and the 6th larg…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong_Stock_Exchange
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“the start of the US-Israel war on Iran on February 28”
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Five independent news sources (Al Jazeera, BBC News, RT News, Deutsche Welle, and another Al Jazeera report) all explicitly state that a US-Israel war on Iran began on February 28.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On April 12, 2025, Iran and the United States began a series of negotiations aimed at reaching a nuclear peace agreement, following a letter from US president Donald Trump to Iranian supreme leader Al…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–2026_Iran–United_States_n…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel have been engaged in a war with Iran and its regional allies. The conflict began when the US and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran targeting milit…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Iran–Israel conflict is a long-standing geopolitical and military confrontation between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the State of Israel, involving proxy hostilities since 1985 and direct clas…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran–Israel_conflict
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“the global stock market falling 10 per cent in March after the war started”
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The web search results discuss global risks and shifts in 2025/2026 but do not specifically confirm a 10% global stock market drop in March linked to the war.
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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 23, 2025 · The global economic system under which most countries have operated for the last 80 years is being reset, ushering the world into a new era. Existing rules are challenged while new ones…
https://www.weforum.org/stories/2025/04/the-global-economy-e…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jan 14, 2026 · The Global Risks Report 2026 analyses global risks through three timeframes to support decision-makers in balancing current crises and longer-term priorities.
https://www.weforum.org/publications/global-risks-report-202…
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web search NEUTRAL — Aug 5, 2025 · 2025 has been marked by significant global shifts, including increased geopolitical instability, the accelerating impact of AI and a changing labour market.
https://www.weforum.org/stories/2025/08/inflection-points-7-…
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“The fund’s total assets stood at HK$4.34 trillion at the end of March”
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An official HKMA announcement (via web search) confirms that the total assets of the Exchange Fund amounted to HK$4,342.3 billion (approximately HK$4.34 trillion) as at March 31, 2026.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) announced today (April 30) that the total assets of the Exchange Fund amounted to HK$4,342.3billion as at March 31, 2026, HK$48.8 billion higher than that at th…
https://www.bastillepost.com/global/article/5820084-hkma-rep…
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web search NEUTRAL — Get 25% off Blinkist premium and enjoy 2 memberships for the price of 1! Start your 7-day free trial by clicking here: https://www.blinkist.com/sabbaticaltom...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0xtUlbocyI
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web search NEUTRAL — ETFs have similarities to mutual funds, closed-end funds, and exchange-traded notes. ETFs are regulated by governmental bodies and are subject to securities laws.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exchange-traded_fund
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“a HK$19 billion increase from the end of last year”
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The claim states an increase of HK$19 billion from the end of last year, but the HKMA evidence explicitly states the assets were HK$48.8 billion higher than at the end of February 2026, contradicting the specific HK$19 billion figure.
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web search NEUTRAL — The total value of banknotes in circulation in Hong Kong can be found in the HKMA Monthly Statistical Bulletin and the HKMA Annual Report.25-dollar notes did not survive beyond the end of the 19th cen…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banknotes_of_the_Hong_Kong_dol…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) announced today (April 30) that the total assets of the Exchange Fund amounted to HK$4,342.3billion as at March 31, 2026, HK$48.8 billion higher than that at th…
https://www.bastillepost.com/global/article/5820084-hkma-rep…
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web search NEUTRAL — Most analysts predict Hong Kong’s commercial banks will raise the prime rate in September, but some expect a rate increase to come this month as a key indicator of bank liquidity continues to fall, ac…
https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/318744…
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“In the first quarter, the fund’s Hong Kong stock investments lost HK$5 billion”
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Sources provide contradictory information: one reports a HK$55 billion loss in the first quarter, while another reports a HK$67.2 billion gain. None specifically confirm a HK$5 billion loss in Hong Kong stock investments specifically.
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web search NEUTRAL — Hong Kong's Exchange Fund reported its third-biggest quarterly investment loss in nearly two decades, as the city's financial war chest suffered what the de facto central bank called a "triple whammy"…
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/hong-kongs-exchange-fund-post…
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web search NEUTRAL — Hong Kong’s Exchange Fund recorded a robust investment gain of HK$67.2 billion (US$8.7 billion) in the first quarter of 2025, driven by strong performances in the local stock market and global bonds.
https://beijingtimes.com/business/2025/05/06/hong-kongs-exch…
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web search NEUTRAL — Hong Kong’s wealth fund suffered a HK$55 billion ($7 billion) loss in the first quarter as stocks and bonds declined, opening a difficult year for the financial hub as it seeks to recover from years o…
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-05-03/hong-kong…
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“compared with a gain of HK$16.4 billion a year earlier”
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No evidence was found for this claim in the provided search results.
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“Hong Kong’s benchmark Hang Seng Index fell 7 per cent in March”
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“its worst monthly performance in three years”
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“resulting in a 3.3 per cent drop for the quarter”
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