Finance

Bay Area Brings Opportunities

The concept of the Bay Area emerged from very important statements made by the leaders in the last couple of years. In... Read more

FS Meets Financial Officials

Financial Secretary Paul Chan met senior financial officials in Beijing today.   He first met Deputy Governor of the ... Read more

US Home Sales Fell 0.4 Percent In May

US existing home sales slipped 0.4 percent in May, as the prolonged shortage of properties on the market is deterring ho... Read more

Fed Chair Signals Gradual Rate Hikes

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said on Wednesday that the Fed will likely keep raising short-term interest rates... Read more

Hacker Attack In Seoul Sends Bitcoin Rates Diving

Hackers stole more than HK$30 million worth of cryptocurrencies from South Korea's top bitcoin exchange, sending the uni... Read more

Bargain Hunters Boost Hong Kong, Shanghai Markets

Hong Kong and mainland stock markets rose on Wednesday on bargain buying after tanking the previous day but investors re... Read more

Hong Kong Stocks Gain As Bargain Hunters Step In

Shares in Hong Kong were on the rise on Wednesday as bargain buyers moved in after the previous day's pummelling, but in... Read more

Wall Street Slips As US-Sino Trade War Fears Grow

Wall Street stocks were put under pressure for the third session in a row on Tuesday, joining a global sell-off on heigh... Read more

CE Meets French Minister

Chief Executive Carrie Lam continued her visit to France in Paris yesterday where she met Minister of Foreign Affairs ... Read more

Declaration Charge Capped

The Legislative Council today passed an amendment to the Import & Export (Registration) Regulation to cap the char... Read more

FS Starts Beijing Visit

Financial Secretary Paul Chan started his Beijing visit today by meeting officials and students.   He attended the op... Read more

US Housing Starts Jumped 5 Percent In May

A surge of construction in the Midwest drove U.S. housing starts up 5 percent in May from the previous month. The Com... Read more

Hong Kong, Mainland Markets Hammered

Hong Kong and mainland markets plunged on Tuesday on fears that the US and China could be heading for a full-blown trade... Read more

Hong Kong Stocks Tumble Over 3% On Trade Spat

Hong Kong stock market shed over 900 points in the afternoon trade as investors fret over a possible trade war between t... Read more

Trump Threatens China With More Trade Tariffs

US President Trump escalated a growing trade war with China by unveiling plans to impose 10 percent tariffs on an additi... Read more