Finance

US, EU Agree To Lift Punitive Tariffs

The United States and the European Union agreed on Saturday to lift tariffs on imported steel and aluminium, ending a di... Read more

Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq End At Records, Extending Rally

Wall Street stocks have finished a buoyant October with a flourish on Friday as major indices reached all-time highs des... Read more

Hong Kong Stocks Open Lower As Tech Titans Wilt

Hong Kong stocks opened with losses Friday morning following disappointing earnings from tech titans Apple and Amazon, w... Read more

Embattled Facebook Announces Name Change To 'Meta'

Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday announced the parent company's name is being changed to "Meta" to represent a... Read more

Strong Earnings Reports Boost US Stock Markets

US equities finished higher on Thursday, boosted by gains in Apple and Amazon ahead of their earnings reports, while sol... Read more

Mortgage Loans Dip 2.6%

Residential mortgage loans approved in September decreased 2.6% compared with August to $52.9 billion, the Monetary Au... Read more

Euro Sovereign Bonds To Be Issued

The Ministry of Finance will issue Euro sovereign bonds with three-year, seven-year and 12-year tenors totalling four ... Read more

HKs Strengths Highlighted To Japan

Secretary for Financial Services & the Treasury Christopher Hui promoted Hong Kong's strengths as a leading green ... Read more

Hong Kong Stocks End Lower

Shares in Hong Kong fell on Thursday, in line with losses across Asia, on growing inflation fears and as traders keep a ... Read more

Hong Kong Shares Open With Gains

Hong Kong stocks started Thursday's trade slightly higher following the previous day's steep losses, though investors we... Read more

US Stocks Retreat From Highs To Close Lower

Major Wall Street indices drew back from record territory on Wednesday, as enthusiasm over good earnings numbers was ove... Read more

IMF Urges Continued Debt Relief For Poorer Nations

IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva on Wednesday encouraged creditors in more advanced nations to continue offeri... Read more

Boeing Slips Back Into Loss On 787, Starliner Woes

Boeing's troubles with the 787 plane and a delayed NASA test launch dragged on its third quarter, resulting in another l... Read more

Alfred Sit Meets Chamber Reps

Secretary for Innovation & Technology Alfred Sit today met representatives of chambers to exchange views and gauge... Read more

Dubai Trade Office Opens

I am delighted to speak to you on this grand occasion: the formal opening of the Hong Kong Economic & Trade Office... Read more