The British leader’s trip has so far yielded tariff cuts and agreements on trade and investment.
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The bank’s mobile app and in-person services at several branches were unavailable for up to several hours for some customers during the outage.
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Ashley Alder, chairman of the Financial Conduct Authority, joins the British delegation, with UK-China links high on the agenda.
Analysts see the first US rate cut in June, with a falling Hong Kong interbank rate set to bring relief to borrowers.
The Exchange Fund’s full-year earnings jumped 51 per cent to HK$331 billion (US$42 billion), from HK$218.8 billion in 2024.
City can unlock opportunities providing capital for companies and Belt and Road Initiative infrastructure projects, advisory council says.
As Hong Kong and Shanghai deepen cooperation in the gold market, officials are hailing the agreement as ‘the dawn of a new chapter’.
PBOC to increase yuan facility to US$28.68 billion and issue more sovereign yuan bonds to enhance city’s role as yuan hub, official says.
Most new mortgages, many corporate loans are based on interbank rates, which will continue to fall, monetary authority’s deputy chief says.
John Lee highlights ‘unprecedented achievements’, unveils landmark pact to develop gold trading ecosystem, including clearing platform with Shanghai.
At least three other local insurers, including local unit of Canada’s insurer Sun Life, are planning the same move, industry players say.
Fundraising on the Hong Kong stock exchange reached US$37.22 billion last year, the highest since US$42.97 billion in 2021.
SGX CEO also hopes to launch an international board with Nasdaq later this year and expand cross-trading schemes with mainland China.
The industry wrote US$34 billion worth of life policies in the first nine months of last year.
The monetary authority requires lenders to improve banking apps, branch premises and sales processes to suit the city’s ageing population.
11 companies raised US$4 billion in Hong Kong in the first three weeks of 2026, with hundreds more lining up to list, Bonnie Chan says.
State-owned insurer expects 215 to 225 per cent jump in 2025 net profit due to a gain in investment income, one-off tax impact.
Titled Co-creating New Horizons amid an Evolving Landscape, the annual government flagship event will run from January 26 to 27.
Project CargoX aims to digitalise Hong Kong’s trade finance, expand SME lending and strengthen connectivity with mainland China and Asean.
It ‘makes sense’ for HSBC to focus on ‘core high-growth markets’ that have ‘underpenetrated’ insurance needs, analyst says.
A champion of transparency and investor rights, whose investigations and sharp commentaries unsettled the financial elite.
Investors could favour high-dividend stocks like HSBC and Bank of China as they seek stable returns and growth potential, analysts say.
HSBC’s historic US$13.6 billion buyout of Hang Seng Bank aims to cut costs, tackle bad debts and fuel growth, but challenges abound.
HSBC receives strong backing from Hang Seng Bank’s independent shareholders, getting 85.75 per cent of the votes.
Each of the MPF’s 4.79 million members recorded an average of HK$323,590 in their account at the end of 2025.
City’s stock market and incentives will continue to attract family offices from around Asia-Pacific, Bank of Singapore’s Hong Kong CEO says.
The HKMA is expanding the city’s generative AI sandbox to include other industries, chief executive Eddie Yue Wai-man says.
The city’s exchange secures global bragging rights after 114 companies raised US$37.22 billion on the main board in 2025, according to LSEG.
HSBC, the city’s biggest lender, saw double-digit growth in the number of Hong Kong-dollar multimillionaires in 2025.
Savings rates near zero prevent further prime rate reductions, though Hibor-linked loans will get cheaper, analysts say.