Finance

Hong Kong Shares Slide After Wall Street Sell-off

Hong Kong shares tumbled at Friday's open, resuming a hefty sell-off, following steep losses on Wall Street as investors... Read more

FS Explains Voucher, Duty Proposal

Financial Secretary Paul Chan today responded to questions concerning his 2021-22 Budget speech, such as the proposed ... Read more

$55b Surplus Recorded

The Government recorded a surplus of $55.5 billion in January, with expenditure at $47.4 billion and revenue at $102.8... Read more

Mortgage Loans Down 1.7%

Residential mortgage loans approved in January decreased 1.7% compared with December to $37.8 billion, the Monetary Au... Read more

LeaveHomeSafe App To Be Enhanced

(To watch the full press briefing with sign language interpretation, click here.)   The LeaveHomeSafe mobile app's fu... Read more

CE Attends Bay Area Ceremony

Chief Executive Carrie Lam today attended the Greater Bay Area - Starting Line to a Bright Future ceremony with youth... Read more

Local Shares Rebound, Top 30,000

Local stocks rebounded on Thursday from heavy losses the day before, finishing above the 30,000-mark. A day after los... Read more

Li Ka-shing Regains His Title As HK's Richest Man

Retired billionaire Li Ka-shing has reclaimed his position as Hong Kong’s richest person this year, thanks to a 20 per... Read more

Australia's Flag Carrier Posts Massive Loss

Australian carrier Qantas reported a US$5.5 billion plunge in revenue during the second half of 2020 and said internatio... Read more

HK Stocks Bounce Back Strongly In Early Trading

Hong Kong shares kicked off Thursday morning with healthy gains following the previous day's sharp decline, with traders... Read more

Liberals Back Stock Tax Rise Despite Market Plunge

The business-friendly Liberal Party has hailed a decision by Financial Secretary Paul Chan to increase taxes on stock tr... Read more

Dow Ends At Record On Dovish Fed, Vaccine Progress

The Dow finished at a fresh record on Wednesday, shaking off early weakness following dovish comments from the Federal R... Read more

HK Competitive Despite Duty Hike

(To watch the full press conference with sign language interpretation, click here.)   Hong Kong will continue to thri... Read more

Land Sale Plan Announced

(To watch the full press conference with sign language interpretation, click here.)   Secretary for Development Micha... Read more

HK Shares Plunge 3% As Investors Decry Tax Hike

Hong Kong shares plunged almost three percent on Wednesday as investors reacted to a controversial proposal to increase ... Read more