HSBC repurchases boost buyback value on Hong Kong exchange

The insider activity fell for the second straight week based on filings on the Hong Kong stock exchange from July 31 to August 4, with 15 companies that recorded 75 purchases worth HK$74 million versus three firms with 19 disposals worth HK$6 million. ( read original story ...)

Good news in jobs market sends Wall Street stocks higher

The Hang Seng in Hong Kong edged up 0.1%. The UK needs to be better prepared for a "no deal" Brexit to show Brussels there is a "credible" alternative should the negotiations fail, a former Bank of England governor has said. Blue-chip stocks pushed the ... ( read original story ...)

Almost 10 Years And Still Nits To Pick

As Izabella concluded, "To us that suggests the financial plumbing of the system will become a ... timed to whatever seasonal factor (such as CNH in offshore China, meaning Hong Kong, that only for each of the past two years ahead of both semi-annual ... ( read original story ...)

Where Power Players Escape From It All

For finance titans in London in search of the perfect second ... “By July and August, people are pretty much gone.” While some of Hong Kong’s wealthiest financiers are buying second homes across the border in mainland China, many of them are staying ... ( read original story ...)

Global Markets Ends on a Positive Note

The major gains were seen in Hong Kong and Brazil which closed higher by 2.2% and 2.1% ... The share market in china closed higher by 0.3% compared to last week. The Bank of England (BoE) left interest rates unchanged at its monetary policy meet with ... ( read original story ...)

World stocks gain as investors asses economic data, earnings

RATES DOWN UNDER: Australia's central bank officials opted to leave interest rates unchanged ... 19,985.79 while South Korea's Kospi advanced 0.8 per cent to 2,422.96. Hong Kong's Hang Seng gained 0.8 per cent to 27,540.23 and the Shanghai Composite ... ( read original story ...)