Finance

Hong Kong Could Face A Perfect Storm, Warns IMF

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned on Friday that short-term risks to Hong Kong's economy have increased "sign... Read more

New Flat Construction Slumps Ahead Of Vacancy Tax

New government figures show developers started work on just 2,000 flats during the last quarter of 2018 – down 74 perc... Read more

Hong Kong, Shanghai Stocks Up, Oil Prices Rise

Hong Kong stocks rallied more than one percent on Friday morning as energy firms tracked a surge in oil prices and techn... Read more

ECB Chief Says Eurozone Faces Storm Clouds

European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi on Thursday warned that risks to the eurozone economy were growing, acknowledgi... Read more

Don't Expect Too Much From Trade Talks:Wilbur Ross

Washington and Beijing are "miles and miles" from resolving their trade war, US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said on T... Read more

FS Meets Financial Officials In Davos

Financial Secretary Paul Chan met senior financial officials of other regions to forge closer ties on economic and tra... Read more

IMF Commends Hong Kong

Financial Secretary Paul Chan today welcomed an International Monetary Fund (IMF) report which commended Hong Kong for... Read more

HK Ranked Freest Economy Again

The Government today welcomed the Heritage Foundation’s recognition of Hong Kong as the world's freest economy for t... Read more

CE Concludes Swiss Visit

Chief Executive Carrie Lam met senior government officials and leaders of institutions from different countries in Dav... Read more

Edward Yau Attends WTO Meetings

Secretary for Commerce & Economic Development Edward Yau today attended a gathering in Davos, Switzerland, where h... Read more

HKMA Urges Caution As Bank Cyber Scams Jump In HK

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority has urged the public to be on the alert for fake bank sites, phishing emails and suspic... Read more

Hong Kong Shares Gain, Pound Stays Strong

Hong Kong stocks finished on Thursday on a positive note as investors keep tabs on China-US trade progress, with Donald ... Read more

Huawei's New 5G Phone To Use Own Technology

Chinese tech giant Huawei has announced plans to release a next-generation smartphone based on its own technology instea... Read more

HSI Gains In Cautious Asian Trade, Pound Rises

Hong Kong stocks finished the morning session with slight gains on Thursday as investors keep tabs on developments in th... Read more

US Markets Close In Positive Territory

On Wall Street, major stock indexes ended slightly higher on Wednesday after a day of choppy trade. Consumer product... Read more