Hong Kong's dollar peg in spotlight ahead of expected Fed rate hike

U.S. short seller Kyle Bass betting decades-old arrangement could soon crumble

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A widely expected rate hike by the Federal Reserve is stoking more Hong Kong dollar selling and upping speculation that the city's ability to maintain the decades-old peg against the U.S. dollar is being stretched too far. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)

FRANCES CHEUNG and TAKESHI KIHARA, Nikkei staff writers

HONG KONG -- The Hong Kong dollar's peg to the greenback is drawing fresh scrutiny as another expected U.S. interest rate hike ramps up capital flows out of the city.

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