Hong Kong Dollar Slide Aided by Record Low Cost for Short Bets
One-month forward points on the city's dollar, which are added to or subtracted from the spot level to calculate the forward rate, dropped to the lowest on record Monday, according to data complied by Bloomberg. That has renewed bearish bets against the city's currency.
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