Dungey, Mardi; Goodhart, Charles; Tambakis, Demosthenes - Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National … - 2005
The second half of AUgust 1998 was dominated by two events. From 14 to 28 August the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) intervened in the Hong Kong equity markets to prevent a speculative double play against their currency board. On 17 August Russia announced its default on sovereign bonds....