The Monetary Authority of the Macao Special Administrative Region announced on the 15th that as of the end of June 2025, the preliminary estimate of the total foreign exchange reserve assets of the Macao Special Administrative Region was MOP 236.1 billion (USD 29.2 billion), a decrease of 0.1% from the revised total of MOP 236.2 billion (USD 29.25 billion) in May 2025. Statistics show that the total amount of foreign exchange assets at the end of June 2025 is approximately 11 times that of Macau's circulating currency at the end of May 2025, or 89.5% of the broad money supply (M2) belonging to the Macau dollar. According to statistics, the trade weighted Australian exchange rate index for June 2025 was 100.7, a decrease of 1.51 points and 4.70 points respectively compared to the previous month and the same period last year. Overall, the Macau dollar has experienced a downward trend against the currencies of Macau's major trading partners. (New Society)