Hong Kong's stock market is caught in a perfect storm. Fears about the trade war, emerging markets, China's slowing economy, and individual stocks pushed the city's benchmark Hang Seng Index (HSI ... ( read original story ...)
Hang Seng suffer fresh sharp losses
HONG KONG: Fears about an extended series of interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve helped push Hong Kong stocks sharply lower on Thursday, in line with an Asia-wide sell-off. The Hang Seng Index ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong shares end lower after banks lift benchmark rates
Hong Kong commercial banks raised their benchmark ... The top gainer on Hang Seng was Hang Seng Bank Ltd, up 2.11 percent, while the biggest loser was Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd, which was ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stocks, currency slide on growing pessimism over economy
Hong Kong stocks declined across the board on Thursday because ... a strategist at First Shanghai Securities The Hang Seng Index fell 1.3 per cent or 363.93 points at 26,727.32, dropping for a third s... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong research warns of sunscreen health risks
Hong Kong (AFP) - New research in Hong Kong has found that UV filters commonly used in sunscreen are polluting surrounding waters and could endanger human health, one of the city's leading ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stocks slip as local banks up rates after Fed move
HSBC's unit Hang Seng Bank and rival Standard Chartered lifted their respective reference lending rates also 0.125 percentage points. All three banks also increased deposit rates on Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)
Trump’s Trade War With China Just Sent Hong Kong Into a Bear Market
The Hang Seng Index, the barometer for the Hong Kong stock market, peaked at an all-time high of ... In late 2017, former China Central Bank Governor Zhou Xiaochuan warned that China may risk a "Minsk... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Banks, Developers Offer Sweeteners After Rate Increase
BOC Hong Kong (Holdings) Ltd. and CMB Wing Lung Bank Ltd. are offering rebates of up to 2 percent of the loan value for new-home mortgages, the Hong Kong Economic Times reported Thursday, citing unide... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s economy to wobble as US-China trade war, high interest rates take their toll, says Standard Chartered
Hong Kong may soon find itself caught in the middle of the US-China trade war. That is the verdict of a report by Standard Chartered Bank, which sees the city’s economic growth taking a hit as the tra... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Banks Cast Pall Over Property by Raising Rates
HSBC Holdings Plc, Standard Chartered Plc and Hang Seng Bank Ltd. boosted their best lending rates by 12.5 basis points on Thursday, hours after the Hong Kong Monetary Authority raised its benchmark i... ( read original story ...)
Is BOC HONG KONG HOLDINGS LTD. ORDINARY SHA (OTCMKTS:BNKHF)’s Fuel Running High? Reports Show Less Sellers
The stock of BOC HONG KONG HOLDINGS LTD. ORDINARY SHA (OTCMKTS:BNKHF) registered a decrease of 0.74% in short interest. BNKHF’s total short interest was 3.52M shares in September as published by FINRA ... ( read original story ...)
One Hong Kong railway station, two Chinese systems
They say it is not the destination that counts as much as the journey. But, on my latest reporting trip, taking the first high-speed train from Hong Kong to Beijing, it was all about the starting poin... ( read original story ...)
Malay IT player launches Hong Kong IPO
Malaysia's IT company Mindtell Tech launched its initial public offering in Hong Kong's Growth Enterprise Market yesterday with a minimum investment of HK$4,444.34 per lot. The company has set the off... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong IPOs surge to record high for the third quarter as listings in the rest of the world plunge
Hong Kong attracted the largest number of initial public offerings ever for any single third quarter as the new listing rules implemented in April attracted some big tech flotations, while globally th... ( read original story ...)