Finance

Hong Kong, Mainland Stocks Slip On Trump Threat

Hong Kong shares ended the week with a loss on Friday as investors fret about a possible trade war ahead of Donald Trump... Read more

Trump Ready To Unveil New Tariffs On Chinese Goods

President Donald Trump on Friday was due to unveil a final list of Chinese imports that would face punishing tariffs but... Read more

Hong Kong Stocks Down By Lunch On Tariff Fears

Hong Kong shares ended the morning slightly lower on trade war fears on Friday as investors await Donald Trump's decisio... Read more

IMF Warning Over Trump Economic Policies

President Donald Trump's aggressive trade policies and expansive tax cut at a time when the US economy is growing, are c... Read more

Buoyant Retail Sales Figures Lift US Stocks

US stocks closed mostly higher on Thursday as investors cheered strong retail sales growth in May. Comcast gained 4.6... Read more

EU Approves Tit-for-tat Tariffs Against US

EU countries on Thursday approved a raft of tariffs targeting US goods including whiskey and motorcycles in retaliation ... Read more

CE Promotes HK In Belgium

Chief Executive Carrie Lam kicked off her duty visit to Europe in Brussels yesterday, promoting Hong Kong's ties with ... Read more

Senior MPF Official Named

The Chief Executive has appointed Alice Law as Managing Director of the Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority, su... Read more

Green Bond Grant Scheme Starts

The Government today launched the Green Bond Grant Scheme, a 2018-19 Budget initiative to subsidise eligible green bon... Read more

HSI Sheds Almost 1 Percent Over Fed Move

Hong Kong shares extended losses on Thursday after the Federal Reserve signalled a more aggressive approach to monetary ... Read more

HKMA Follows Fed And Raises Base Rate To 2.25%

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has raised the base lending rate for the second time this year, matching a move ... Read more

Hong Kong Market Slips As Trade-war Fears Return

Hong Kong stocks fell in the morning session on Thursday after the Federal Reserve indicated four interest rate hikes th... Read more

Fed Rate Rise Sends US Stock Markets Into Reverse

Wall Street stocks finished lower on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve lifted interest rates for a second time this ye... Read more

Fed Raises Rates, Expects Two More In 2018

The US Federal Reserve raised the benchmark lending rate on Wednesday, the second increase of the year, and signaled two... Read more

Lagarde Upbeat On Argentina Reform Blueprint

IMF chief Christine Lagarde on Wednesday applauded Argentina's economic reform plan proposed to secure US$50 billion in ... Read more