Hong Kong sets August debut for long-awaited offshore yuan bond futures (opens in new tab)

Hong Kong is aiming for an August launch date to open the trading of Chinese treasury futures, a long-anticipated move as Beijing attempts to strengthen the city’s status as a global hub for the offshore yuan and internationalise its currency. Trading for futures contracts on the five-year government bonds would commence on August 3 on the Hong Kong stock exchange, the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) and the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) said in separate statements on...