Finance

Revised GDP Figures Bad News For Trump

The government says the US economy grew more slowly in 2018 than it previously estimated, downgrading its estimate from ... Read more

Hong Kong Stocks End The Week On A Low

Hong Kong shares finished lower on Friday, erasing the week's gains after US equities slipped overnight on disappointing... Read more

Supply Of Private Flats Fall In Second Quarter

Private developers are slowing down work on new projects considerably amid an unstable economic and political environmen... Read more

HSI Slips, Asian Stocks Follow Wall Street Retreat

Hong Kong shares were down at the break on Friday after US equities slipped overnight on disappointing earnings reports.... Read more

Google Parent Alphabet Sees Profits Treble

Google parent Alphabet's stock price leapt on Thursday after reporting stronger-than-expected results driven by gains in... Read more

Tesla And AA Lead US Stocks Down

Wall Street stocks fell on Thursday, pulling back from records with several prominent companies, including Tesla and Ame... Read more

Eddie Yue To Take Over Top Post At HKMA

Deputy chief executive Eddie Yue will take over the top post at the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) from October 1, ... Read more

June Data Shows China-US Spat Continues To Hit HK

Hong Kong's exports have posted their biggest fall since February 2016, as trade tensions between China and the United S... Read more

Hong Kong Stocks Gain, Shanghai Climbs

Hong Kong stocks finished higher on Thursday, with technology shares keeping up momentum despite investor doubts over ne... Read more

Trade Spat Hits Small, Medium Business Confidence

The Productivity Council said on Thursday that confidence among small and medium-sized enterprises in the business envir... Read more

Trade Talk Doubts Temper HK, Shanghai Gains

Hong Kong stocks were slightly up at the end of the morning session on Thursday despite investor doubts over next week's... Read more

Wall Street Up Despite Boeing, Caterpillar Woes

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq surged to fresh records on Wednesday but the Dow retreated after Boeing and Caterpillar slump... Read more

New Monetary Chief Appointed

Financial Secretary Paul Chan announced the appointment of Eddie Yue as the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Monetary ... Read more

Sino-US Trade Talks To Restart Next Week

Chinese and US officials are restarting negotiations in an effort to resolve their year-long trade dispute, with two day... Read more

Hong Kong, Shanghai Markets End Positive

Hong Kong shares closed in positive territory on Wednesday on renewed optimism for a breakthrough in China-US trade talk... Read more