BOC is expected to keep the benchmark rate unchanged at 0.25 ... However, America’s shunning of Hong Kong’s special trading status and anticipated retaliation from China kept the moves capped ... ( read original story ...)
Why US firms shouldn’t ‘freak out’ yet over Hong Kong
As US President Donald Trump targets China over Hong Kong, companies advised to "wait and see". ( read original story ...)
HKTDC Entrepreneur Day helps start-ups redefine industries
Day online platformHONG KONG, July 15, 2020 - () - In light of the COVID-19 situation, this year's HKTDC Entrepreneur ... ( read original story ...)
Asia Today: Renewed restrictions take effect in Hong Kong
Renewed restrictions took effect in Hong Kong on Wednesday, with restaurants limited to takeout after 6 p.m., as the Asian financial center battles a resurgence of the coronavirus. Mask-wearing has ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stocks shrug off US ending of city’s special status
Hong Kong's stocks shrugged off the latest bad news for the city ... To be sure, the Hang Seng Index had a flurry of gains around the imposition of the national security law at the start of this month ... ( read original story ...)
Organiser of Hong Kong pro-democracy primaries steps down amid Beijing pressure
A key organiser of primary elections for Hong Kong's pro-democracy camp said on Wednesday he was stepping down after Beijing said the vote may violate the new national security law and could amount to ... ( read original story ...)
JD.com’s $3.9 billion Hong Kong IPO sees another Chinese giant diversify away from U.S. markets
Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com will go public on Thursday in Hong Kong and is expected to raise at least $3.9 billion, boosting Asia into its biggest week for initial public offerings so far in 2020. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Bourse Expected To Erase Tuesday’s Losses
The Hong Kong stock market has moved lower in two of three trading days since the end of the two-day winning streak in which it had gathered more than 230 points or 0.9 percent. The Hang Seng Index ... ( read original story ...)
Trump Ends Hong Kong Trade Preferences, Backs Banking Sanctions
US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he was ending trade preferences for Hong Kong and signed into law an act that authorizes sanctions on banks over China's clampdown in the international finance ... ( read original story ...)
Bankers Shocked by 45% China Tax Rate Consider Leaving Hong Kong
Fears of a Hong Kong brain drain are increasing after China moved to tax its citizens’ global income, undermining the financial hub’s appeal to thousands of bankers and other white-collar workers from ... ( read original story ...)
Trump says he has ended preferential treatment for Hong Kong
"Hong Kong will now be treated the same as mainland China," the president told reporters at the White House. Mr Trump said he had also signed bipartisan legislation to impose sanctions on Chinese ... ( read original story ...)
Trump ends Hong Kong preferential status in response to ‘oppressive’ Chinese actions against city
President Donald Trump on Tuesday ordered an end to Hong Kong's special status under U.S. law to punish China for what he called "oppressive actions" against the former British colony. ( read original story ...)
Trump ends preferential treatment for Hong Kong
U.S. President Donald Trump says he has signed legislation and an executive order to hold China "accountable" for the national security law it imposed on Hong Kong. ( read original story ...)
Stock indexes shake off weak start and close broadly higher
The stock market shook off a weak start and ended broadly higher after pinballing through another day of unsettled trading. The S&P 500 rose 1.3% Tuesday. ( read original story ...)