{"id":213318,"date":"2026-05-20T09:32:47","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T09:32:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/?p=213318"},"modified":"2026-05-21T08:51:26","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T08:51:26","slug":"thursdays-hong-kong-cpi-expected-around-1-9-may-19-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.eu\/campus\/traders-insight\/thursdays-hong-kong-cpi-expected-around-1-9-may-19-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Thursday\u2019s Hong Kong CPI Expected Around 1.9%: May 19, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Hong Kong\u2019s Consumer Price Index (CPI) is historically volatile, making it difficult to forecast. It sustains an elevated deviation rate, meaning it tends to arrive well off of the aggregate economist expectation. Emblematic of the past\u2019s wild swings, this coming Thursday\u2019s print has forecasters all over the place, as the monthly Reuters poll of eight analysts carries a wide range from 1.8% to 2.8%, with the median standing at 2%. The Interactive Brokers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.ie\/predictionmarkets\/app\/#\/725452897\/product-details\/contracts?exchange=FORECASTX&amp;conid_yes=858471447\">prediction market<\/a> on Tuesday, however, priced 67% and 6% likelihoods of numbers coming in ahead of 2% and 2.5%, as the odds pointed to 1.9% as the most likely headline figure. Meanwhile, the global surge in energy costs is expected to raise the gauge from its first three results of 2026, which were 1.1%, 1.7% and 1.7%, with the degree of the lift characterizing the debate. Those at 2% or below anticipate a minimal impact from crude oil remaining north of $100, while those above 2% project a more meaningful consequence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1100\" height=\"685\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/image-30-1100x685.png\" alt=\"IBKR predictive market and Hong Kong CPI\" class=\"wp-image-213319 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/image-30-1100x685.png 1100w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/image-30-700x436.png 700w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/image-30-300x187.png 300w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/image-30-768x478.png 768w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/image-30.png 1233w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1100px; aspect-ratio: 1100\/685;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Source for images: ForecastEx<\/em> &#8211;<strong> Past performance is not indicative of future results.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Note: Prices are highest bids as of the morning of <a>May 19, 2026.<\/a><\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Learn more about ForecastEx <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.ie\/predictionmarkets\/en\/home.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em><strong>here<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Disclaimer:<br>Forecast Contracts are only available to eligible clients of Interactive Brokers LLC, Interactive Brokers Canada Inc., Interactive Brokers Hong Kong Limited, Interactive Brokers Ireland Limited and Interactive Brokers Singapore Pte. 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Emblematic of the past\u2019s wild swings, this coming Thursday\u2019s print has forecasters all over the place, as the monthly Reuters poll of eight analysts carries a wide range from 1.8% to 2.8%, with the median standing at 2%.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":903,"featured_media":213320,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3164,148,7],"tags":[3396,2162],"contributors-categories":[370],"class_list":{"0":"post-213318","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-forecast-trader","8":"category-text-articles","9":"category-traders-insight","10":"tag-forecast-contracts","11":"tag-forecast-trader","12":"contributors-categories-ibkr-macroeconomics"},"pp_statuses_selecting_workflow":false,"pp_workflow_action":"current","pp_status_selection":"publish","acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.9 (Yoast SEO v27.5) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Thursday\u2019s Hong Kong CPI Expected Around 1.9%: May 19, 2026<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.eu\/campus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/213318\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Thursday\u2019s Hong Kong CPI Expected Around 1.9%: May 19, 2026\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Hong Kong\u2019s Consumer Price Index (CPI) is historically volatile, making it difficult to forecast. 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