Asia-Pacific: The Week Ahead (Apr 15-19)
Hong Kong is set to release updated unemployment figures in the week ahead, as market participants continue to eye developments in the region’s debt and currency markets.
Labor market conditions in HK have been squarely in positive territory, underscored by the lowest rate of unemployment in at least 20 years. At 2.8%, HK has maintained the smallest jobless population since April 2018, with dramatic improvement from its two-decade peak of 8.5% reached in June 2003.
Investors will receive updated unemployment figures for March on Thursday, April 18, after the