Finance

White House Warns Of 'catastrophe' Without Debt Deal

President Joe Biden's administration is warning of an "economic catastrophe" if the US Congress fails to increase the na... Read more

Loan Guarantee Schemes Extended

The Government today announced that support measures under the SME Financing Guarantee Scheme (SFGS), the 100% Persona... Read more

Evergrande Shares Plunge To 11-year Low

Shares of Evergrande on Monday plunged as much as 19 percent to their lowest in over 11 years, extending losses as inves... Read more

'Shang-Chi' Runs Rings Around Box Office Competition

"Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings," the Disney blockbuster featuring Marvel's first leading Asian superhero, do... Read more

R&D Funding Scheme Opens

The Innovation & Technology Commission is inviting applications for the 2021 Guangdong-Hong Kong Technology Cooper... Read more

August Sees 1.6% Inflation

Overall consumer prices rose 1.6% in August year-on-year, smaller than the 3.7% growth in July, the Census & Stati... Read more

HK, Vietnam Hold Webinar

The Commerce & Economic Development Bureau and the Ministry of Industry & Trade of Vietnam jointly held a webi... Read more

Fed Expected To Remain Cautious At FOMC

With the United States on the upswing from the Covid-19 pandemic, the Federal Reserve is expected to weigh in next week ... Read more

US Markets Slide On Jitters Over Covid, Tax, Economy

US stocks ended sharply lower in a broad sell-off on Friday, ending a week buffeted by strong economic data, corporate t... Read more

Wall Street Edges Down Despite Retail Sales Boost

The S&P 500 ended slightly down on Thursday, paring losses in late trading after unexpectedly strong retail sales da... Read more

World Bank Scraps Ranking Over 'irregularities'

The World Bank Group on Thursday said it had ended publication of its "Doing Business" report on country investment clim... Read more

China Applies To Join Pacific Trade Pact

China has filed an application to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)... Read more

Financial Leaders Meet

The Financial Leaders Forum chaired by Financial Secretary Paul Chan held its 17th meeting today, in which members wer... Read more

Brexit-hit Marks & Spencer Closes French Stores

British retailer Marks & Spencer said it would close all 11 French franchise food stores it runs with its partner SF... Read more

Hong Kong Stocks Extend Losses To Fourth Day

Hong Kong stocks fell for a fourth straight day on Thursday as casinos extended the previous day's rout, while investors... Read more