在截至2024年8月的三个月内，香港经季节性调整的失业率为3%，与前五个时期持平。失业人数比上月增加4.5万人，达到12.23万人，而就业人数减少1万人，至370.8万人。与此同时，衡量20至29岁求职者的青年失业率从上个月的5.7%飙升至6.5%。劳动力参与率保持在57.2%不变。

Hong Kong’s seasonal adjusted unemployment rate stood at 3% in the three months ending August 2024, unchanged from the previous five periods. The number of unemployed persons rose by 4.5 thousand from a month earlier to 122.3 thousand, while employment decreased by 0.1 thousand to 3.708 million. Meanwhile, the youth unemployment rate, measuring job-seekers between 20 to 29 years old, soared to 6.5% from 5.7% in the preceding month. The labor force participation rate remained unchanged at 57.2%.

周四，恒生指数飙升357点，涨幅2.0%，收于两个月高点18017点，连续第五个交易日上涨。此前，美联储周三将利率下调50个基点，并计划在未来几个月进一步降息以提振经济和防止失业率上升，导致美国期货强劲反弹。在本地，鉴于香港的货币政策与美国同步，金管局将基准利率下调了与美联储相同的幅度。这一决定无疑为香港的消费者和企业提供了救济。在中国股市进一步上涨后，由于美国开始放松政策，北京方面有了更多空间来刺激疲软的经济，中国股市普遍稳步上涨。领头羊腾讯控股公司股价上涨2.3%，达到九周高点。华润置地股价飙升7.3%，创下自3月中旬以来的最佳单日表现。其他涨幅居前的是香港交易所（5.5%）、力汽车（5.2%）、美团（4.0%）和半导体制造（1.9%）。

The Hang Seng surged 357 points, or 2.0% to finish at a two-month high of 18,017 on Thursday, rising for the fifth straight session following a strong rally in US futures after the Fed cut interest rates by 50bps Wednesday and planned to lower them further in the coming months to bolster the economy and prevent rising unemployment. Locally, the HKMA reduced its base rate by the same size as the Fed did, given that monetary policy in the city moves in lockstep with the US. The decision surely provides relief for the city’s consumers and businesses. Solid gains were broad-based after Chinese stocks gained further, as the start of policy easing in the US gave Beijing more room to stimulate a weak economy. Bellwether Tencent Holdings jumped 2.3% to nine-week highs. China Resources Land soared 7.3%, posting its best day since mid-March. Other top movers among big caps were Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing (5.5%), Li Auto (5.2%), Meituan (4.0%), and Semiconductor Manufacturing (1.9%).

香港股市在周四早盘交易中上涨182点，涨幅1.0%，至17842点，因美联储隔夜决定大幅降息50个基点，周三交易中断后交易恢复。在香港，事实上的中央银行金管局4年来首次与美联储同步下调基准利率，为多年来承受高借贷成本的消费者和企业提供了喘息之机。恒生指数连续第五个交易日上涨，徘徊在三周高点附近，所有板块均稳步上涨。科技股和金融股跑赢大盘，分别上涨2.7%和2.0%，因为香港正在起草在金融领域使用人工智能的法规。外卖美团股价飙升1.8%，连续第三个交易日上涨，达到一年来的最高水平，投资者对该公司明年招聘更多应届毕业生的计划表示欢迎。其他早期推动者包括领头羊腾讯Hlds。（1.0%）、农夫山泉（4.3%）和李汽车（3.1%）。

Hong Kong's equities jumped 182 points or 1.0% to 17,842 in early deals on Thursday, as trading resumed after Wednesday's break amid an overnight decision by the Fed to lower interest rates by a jumbo 50bps. In Hong Kong, its de facto central bank, HKMA, cut its base rate for the first time in 4 years in lockstep with the Fed, providing respite for consumers and businesses that have endured high borrowing costs for years. The Hang Seng rose for the fifth straight session, hovering near a three-week top, as all sectors enjoyed solid gains. Tech and financial stocks outperformed the broader market, surging by 2.7% and 2.0%, each, as Hong Kong is drafting regulations for the use of AI in finance. Food delivery Meituan soared 1.8%, rising for the third session and reaching its highest level in a year, as investors welcomed the company's plan to hire more fresh graduates next year. Other early movers included bellwether Tencent Hlds. (1.0%), Nongfu Spring (4.3%), and Li Auto (3.1%).

香港金融管理局于2024年9月19日将基准利率下调50个基点至5.25%，此前美联储周三也采取了类似举措，香港货币与美元挂钩。这是自2020年6月以来的首次降息，使借贷成本降至2023年4月以来的最低水平。央行将基准利率设定为高于美国联邦基金利率现行目标区间下限50个基点，或隔夜和一个月香港银行同业拆放利率（HIBORs）五天移动平均数的平均值，以较高者为准。

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority slashed the base rate by 50bps to 5.25% on September 19th, 2024, following a similar Wednesday's move by the US Federal Reserve as Hong Kong's currency is pegged to the US dollar. It was the first rate cut since June 2020, bringing the borrowing costs to the lowest since April 2023. The central bank sets its base rate at either 50bps above the lower end of the prevailing target range for the US federal funds rate or the average of the five-day moving averages of the overnight and one-month Hong Kong Interbank Offered Rates (HIBORs), whichever is the higher.