Finance

US Stocks End Week On A High Note

Wall Street closed a rollercoaster week on a positive note amid hope for progress in the US-China trade war and a reprie... Read more

Support Measures Explained

Financial Secretary Paul Chan said he has no intention to discriminate against university students, adding the package... Read more

Thailand To Spend Billions To Kick-start Economy

Thailand will pour more than US$10 billion into the economy, the finance ministry said on Friday, as a new government lo... Read more

Hang Seng Index Rises But Market Jitters Remain

Hong Kong stocks climbed almost 1 percent while other Asian markets were jittery on Friday as a volatile week marked by ... Read more

Retail Boost Helps US Stocks Recover

Wall Street stocks finished a choppy session mostly higher on Thursday, staging a tentative recovery after strong US ret... Read more

Alibaba Revenue Beats Expectations

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba said on Thursday that first quarter revenue beat analyst estimates, defying a slowing e... Read more

Economy Grows 0.5% In Q2

(To watch the video with sign language interpretation, click here.)   Hong Kong’s economy in the second quarter con... Read more

HSI Gains Ground After Wall Street Rout

Hong Kong stocks recovered to close higher on Thursday after an early slump. The Hang Seng Index ended 0.76 percent h... Read more

HSI Recovers Some Losses, Asian Markets Jittery

Hong Kong stocks clawed back some of the losses, but were still in the red on Thursday morning, tracking hefty losses on... Read more

Yield Curve Inverts, Flashing Recession Warning

The yield on the 10-year US Treasury note briefly slid below the yield on the two-year bond on Wednesday, a closely-watc... Read more

Recession Warning Sends Wall Street Plunging

It was an ugly day for Wall Street, as stocks plummeted on Wednesday amid worsening economic fears after US Treasury yie... Read more

Measures To Aid Enterprises

(To watch the video with sign language interpretation, click here.)   Financial Secretary Paul Chan today announced a... Read more

New Relief Measures Set

(To watch the video with sign language interpretation, click here.)   Financial Secretary Paul Chan today announced m... Read more

June Goods Exports Drop 10.1%

The volume of Hong Kong's total goods exports dropped 10.1% year-on-year in June, the Census & Statistics Departme... Read more

Mainland Economy Shows More Signs Of Weakening

China's economy showed further signs of strain in July with output at its factories falling to its lowest level in 17 ye... Read more