Towards the end of the year , consumer spending eased back , as sentiment was affected by the continued weakness in the property market and a correction in stock prices 接近年底时，由于物业市场表现持续疲弱，以及股价出现调整影响消费意欲，消费开支回落。
Overnight interest rates edged up from around 5 per cent in late may to peak at 6 . 75 per cent in mid - august , before easing back to around 5 - 6 per cent thereafter 隔夜拆息由五月下旬约五厘的水平，上升至八月中6 . 75厘的高位，然后逐渐回落，在五至六厘之间徘徊。
In europe , the 10 - year german bund yield broke through 4 . 6 % during the month , but eased back by the month end to stand at 4 . 56 % , its highest level for over four years 而在欧洲，德国10年期国债在本月最高达到4 . 6 %的收益率，但又在月末回落到4 . 56 % ，是4年多来的最高水平。
Although short - term interbank rates were up significantly around the end of november due to ipo activities , they have eased back since early december , indicating that liquidity in the banking system remains ample , said mr peter pang , deputy chief executive of the hkma 虽然短期银行同业拆息在接近月底时因首次公开招股活动而显著上升，但自月初以来已回落，反映银行体系资金持续充裕。
The rise in interest rates stemmed the outflows and induced some inflow of funds , restoring the aggregate balance to $ 2 . 3 billion on october 30 . the one - month and three - month interbank interest rates eased back to 6 . 18 per cent and 6 . 88 per cent respectively on the same day 利率上升遏止了资金外流，同时也吸引一些资金流入，十月三十日的总结馀因而回升至23亿元，当日一个月及三个月港元银行同业拆息也分别回落至6
Meanwhile , with short - term interest rates for the hong kong dollar at a slight premium over those for the us dollar , compensating inflows soon emerged . us dollars were invariably put to us , for the currency board account ; and the aggregate balance consequently moved back into positive territory and short - term interest rates eased back to near the corresponding levels for the us dollar 与此同时，由于港元短期息率所处水平略高于美元息率，自然吸引资金流入，抵销了原来资金流出的影响在这个过程中，银行向金管局出售美元，金管局便把这些交易记入货币发行局的帐目，最终使总结馀变回正数，港元短期息率也会恢复至美元相若水平。
