In the first half of 2019, its throughput was down 8.1% versus the same period last year. A hit to Hong Kong’s status as a financial and trade hub would reverberate around a region already showing ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong airport says aiming to restore normal service but more protests planned
HONG KONG — Hong Kong’s Airport Authority said ... Increasingly violent protests have plunged the Asian finance hub into its most serious political crisis in decades, posing a challenge ... ( read original story ...)
Gold hits more than 6-year high on Hong Kong, Argentina
In Hong Kong, pro-democracy protesters on Monday managed ... is seen as a relatively safe investment in times of political and financial uncertainty. The yen rose to a seven-month high against ... ( read original story ...)
The Latest: Hong Kong airport cancels all departing flights
Hong Kong has seen two months of anti-government demonstrations that have increasingly impacted day-to-day operations in the financial hub. 10:30 a.m. Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam has defended law ... ( read original story ...)
China stocks falter as bank lending falls; Hong Kong drags
HONG KONG — Shares in mainland China fell on Tuesday after data showed banks gave out fewer new loans than expected in July to support slowing economic growth, while escalating protests in Hong ... ( read original story ...)
China stocks fall as bank lending disappoints; more easing expected
HONG KONG — Chinese shares fell on Tuesday after ... according to data released by the People’s Bank of China on Monday. ** Analysts expect Beijing to allow more easing to energize growth. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s stock market has a midsummer’s nightmare as fundraising dries up in worsening trade war and street mayhem
Hong Kong’s stock market is going through its worst summer since 2012, as fundraising activity dwindled to a single initial public offering (IPO) in August, while a worsening US-China trade war and ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC at a crossroads as Huawei issue remains, Hong Kong unrest continues
The shock exit of two high-level HSBC executives within a week, including its top executive and the head of key China business, has put the 150-year-old, London-based banking giant under public ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s future hangs by a thread
But each year, this ranking elicits scorn from those who actually live and work in the city, especially from anyone who has ever tried to start a company that might encroach on the business of the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong protests spark capital outflow fears, unnerve markets
The Hang Seng Index .HSI fell 2.1% to 25,281.30 points ... Local interbank rates HIBOR= have not moved much but a key gauge of cash levels in Hong Kong, banks’ aggregate balances held with the central ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong airport slowly reopens as paramilitary police assemble across border
to help Hong Kong to move on." Hong Kong's chief executive Carrie Lam said at a news conference that dialogue would only begin when the violence stopped. (Thomas Peter/Reuters) She did not elaborate ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong is still protesting: What is going on and what has changed
Hong Kong, as an Asian financial hub and tourist ... However, police said at a news conference that some protesters had moved to the departure area and caused disruptions. Many had left the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong airport cancels all remaining flights for second day
(Issei Kato/Reuters) At least one Air Canada flight, which was scheduled to fly from Hong Kong to Vancouver, was affected by the Monday closure. "Customers are being rebooked on a replacement flight, ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong protestors swarmed airport’s main terminal, prompting cancellation of Monday flights
Shares of Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd., Hong Kong’s main airline, tumbled to a 10-year low after the news. The government planned a press briefing for 5:15 p.m. local time. The Stoxx Europe 600 ... ( read original story ...)