Finance

Property Sales Down 28.9%

The Land Registry recorded 5,390 sale and purchase agreements for all building units for registration in August, down ... Read more

Govt Follows Up On Faulty Masks

The Government Logistics Department (GLD) today said it has referred a case involving a batch of masks with suspected... Read more

Hong Kong Market Ends Flat, Shanghai Rises

Hong Kong shares ended virtually unchanged on Tuesday as investors await the release of US jobs data later in the week, ... Read more

HSI Flat In Half-day Trade

Hong Kong stocks went into Tuesday's lunch break barely moved as Asian markets swung through the morning following a mix... Read more

Yuan Midpoint Rate Set At 14 Month High

China's central bank on Tuesday set its official yuan midpoint higher for the sixth trading day in a row to the highest ... Read more

Dow Jones Ends With Best August Since 1984

Wall Street closed out a banner August with a mixed session on Monday, with tech shares propelling the Nasdaq to another... Read more

Amazon Gets US Approval To Fly Delivery Drones

Amazon on Monday said a freshly-issued Federal Aviation Administration certificate has cleared the launch pad for drone ... Read more

India's Economic Growth Hit By Record Slump

India's economic growth suffered an historic 23.9 percent decline between April and June, official figures showed on Mon... Read more

July Retail Sales Fall 23.1%

The value of total retail sales in July, provisionally estimated at $26.5 billion, fell 23.1% compared with the same m... Read more

Local Shares Lose Ground On Profit-taking

Hong Kong stocks closed with losses on Monday, reversing an early rally, with profit-taking setting in following last we... Read more

Home Prices, Rents Go In Opposite Direction

Latest government figures showed private homes were getting slightly cheaper, whereas rents were becoming a little bit m... Read more

US Adds 11 Chinese Firms To Possible Sanction List

The Trump administration has determined that another 11 Chinese firms, including construction giant China Communications... Read more

Hong Kong, Shanghai Shares Gain On Mainland Data

Hong Kong stocks finished the morning on a high on Monday, extending last week's rally following another record-breaking... Read more

Yuan At Highest Level In Over A Year On Weak Dollar

China's central bank lifted its official yuan midpoint to the highest in 13 months on Monday to reflect persistent weakn... Read more

Chinese Factory Activity Growth Slows In August

The factory activity expanded at a slightly slower pace in August, missing analysts' expectations, dragged lower by disr... Read more