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HSBC’s 4.5 billion yuan panda bond to boost globalisation of Chinese currency
The bond, which pays an annual coupon of 2.15 per cent, also reinforces Hong Kong’s role as the world’s offshore yuan centre, bank says.
13 Nov 2024 - 10:07AM
Ant-backed digital bank targets smaller businesses with quick, easy services
13 Nov 2024 - 7:30AM
UBS cuts China stock forecast amid Trump tariff threat, weak stimulus
13 Nov 2024 - 10:22AM
Banking & Finance
Tracker Fund turns 25 as Hong Kong eyes top ETF hub status in Asia
The Tracker Fund has mirrored the Hang Seng Index’s returns since inception, giving investors an indirect bet on a basket of benchmark stocks.
12 Nov 2024 - 6:28PM
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A flashback to October 1999 when local investors lined up to subscribe to the biggest IPO in Asia outside Japan. Photo: AFP
Big Tech
Ant-backed credit rating firm gets central bank approval after 3-year wait
The joint venture, 35 per cent owned by Ant Group, had a prolonged wait after previously licenced firms were approved within weeks of applying.
12 Nov 2024 - 5:30PM
Banking & Finance
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China’s vice-premier to lead delegation of bankers for HKMA’s finance summit
China’s Vice-Premier He Lifeng will lead delegation to the 2024 Global Financial Leaders Investment Summit in Hong Kong, two sources said.
11 Nov 2024 - 11:11PM
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Business
Investors look past debt clean-up plan as minister pledges more proactive policy
A number of market participants say there is reason to believe that more economic relief is on the way.
11 Nov 2024 - 12:19PM
Business
Why Trump election is good and bad for Chinese property investors in the US
Trump tax cuts, tariffs will keep interest rates high, but current owners will benefit from his presidency.
11 Nov 2024 - 7:01AM
Donald Trump pointed to supporters in West Palm Beach, Florida, on election night. Photo: Getty Images via AFP
Banking & Finance
HSBC job losses to begin in weeks amid lender’s sweeping overhaul
The head of HSBC Holdings’ new global wholesale banking unit said the lender aims to wrap up its restructuring ‘very quickly’.
8 Nov 2024 - 2:22PM
Banking & Finance
Hong Kong futures slide after Beijing unveils plan for local government debt
In the regular session, the Hang Seng Index declined 1.1 per cent, but things went south after the close.
8 Nov 2024 - 10:42PM
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Banking & Finance
Hong Kong’s base interest rate drops to 5% in second cut
Together with the half-percentage-point cut in September, Hong Kong’s key rate has now fallen back to February 2023’s level.
8 Nov 2024 - 11:06AM
United States & Canada
US Federal Reserve eases rates with quarter-point cut
Fed chairman Jerome Powell is expected to be questioned on Thursday about economic impact of Trump’s US election victory.
8 Nov 2024 - 6:53AM
A screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange shows the Federal Reserve rate decision on Thursday. Photo: AP
Banking & Finance
Trump’s return is not all bad news for Chinese stock investors: analysts
Trump’s presidency is often associated with trade war and tariffs, while huge stock returns are overlooked.
7 Nov 2024 - 5:38PM
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Banking & Finance
Hong Kong stocks erase drop on bets Beijing to boost and front-load stimulus
New data showed that China’s export growth surged to a 27-month high in October, rising 12.7 per cent from a year earlier.
7 Nov 2024 - 5:59PM
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Business
China’s developers borrow more to satiate their thirst for funding
Bond financing in the property sector rose for the second month in October, rising 3.2 per cent from last year to 29 billion yuan, according to the China Index Academy.
6 Nov 2024 - 2:06PM
Banking & Finance
Hong Kong stocks slump as traders pare risky bets before US election results
Trump was three votes away from taking back the White House at press time; traders assess potential fallouts on global trade, financial markets.
6 Nov 2024 - 5:23PM
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Pedestrians walk past an electronic screen displaying the Hang Seng Index on the US presidential election day in Central. Photo: AP
Business
Hong Kong leads Greater Bay Area in finance, logistics and tourism: index
City also tops the charts in culture and sports, according to an index by Our Hong Kong Foundation (OHKF) and Dah Sing Bank.
5 Nov 2024 - 4:00PM
Banking & Finance
Hong Kong stocks rise for third day as Nongfu, SMIC surge on bullish China data
Latest reports showed China’s services sector and manufacturing activity expanded in October after Beijing’s stimulus blitz.
5 Nov 2024 - 5:11PM
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Banking & Finance
ETFs are the hottest new products in Hong Kong’s roller-coaster rally
Net fund flows have surged 48 per cent year on year, with an ETF tracking the Hang Seng Index surpassing Tencent in daily volume.
5 Nov 2024 - 4:35PM
Banking & Finance
Hong Kong’s financial war chest posts record gain of US$28.8 billion
Lawmakers asked whether the fund could give more to address the government’s deficit, but HKMA’s CEO urged sticking with an existing formula.
4 Nov 2024 - 5:36PM
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Hong Kong Monetary Authority CEO Eddie Yue Wai-man, pictured at a media briefing on November 4, 2024. Photo: Enoch Yiu
Banking & Finance
BYD, Xpeng lift Hong Kong stocks on record sales as traders await fresh stimulus
China’s top legislative body could deliver a much-awaited fiscal stimulus this week, while the Fed is seen extending its monetary easing.
4 Nov 2024 - 5:03PM
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Banking & Finance
IMF welcomes US-sanctioned former Russia central banker
Former first deputy governor of Bank of Russia Ksenia Yudaeva has been elected as the IMF’s executive director for Russia and Syria.
2 Nov 2024 - 8:31PM
China Business
China eases requirements on foreign investments in listed companies
New rule aims to draw foreign funds into yuan-denominated A shares by slashing capital requirements and reducing the lock-up period.
1 Nov 2024 - 11:44PM
OPINION
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Macroscope
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The most important part of China’s fiscal stimulus? Expectation management
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The View
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China’s property prospects aren’t all doom and gloom
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Will China replace India and Japan as Asia’s new investment darling?
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Opinion
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Move over GDP, it’s time to measure gross ecosystem product
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Macroscope
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Why stock market confidence may just be the calm before the storm playing
26 Oct 2024 - 5:34PM
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Opinion
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How tech firms began to eat banks’ lunch
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