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A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on January 10, 2025 in New York City. The Dow fell over 700 points on Friday as markets continued to react to strong US job numbers. Photo: AFP

Hong Kong stock market

Hong Kong stocks on course for 4-month low on dampened rate-cut hopes

Pessimism in rate forecasts boosts the appeal of the US dollar and heightens the risk of fund outflows from Asian markets.

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Shanghai property deals to rise this year amid bargain hunting: JLL

12 Jan 2025 - 11:30AMvideocam

Hong Kong stock market

Hong Kong stocks post worst week in 2 months on China outlook, trade risks

10 Jan 2025 - 4:35PMvideocam

Hong Kong stock market

With US tariffs unlikely to reach 60% Hong Kong, China markets will rise: analysts

Analysts from Pictet and BNP Paribas expect US tariffs on Chinese goods to reach 20 per cent and 25 per cent, respectively.

10 Jan 2025 - 7:30AMvideocam

US president-elect Donald Trump has threatened to impose a tariff of 60 per cent on Chinese exports. Photo: AP Photo

Banking & finance

Hong Kong’s US-dollar peg gets emphatic defence from HKMA CEO

Speculation about ending the peg reflects ‘misconceptions due to a lack of understanding’, says head of de facto central bank.

9 Jan 2025 - 7:50PM

Hong Kong stock market

Hong Kong stocks log 4-day losing streak while Tencent halts rout

Tencent stepped up stock buy-backs after a HK$477 billion sell-off in the past six trading days.

9 Jan 2025 - 4:39PMvideocam

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Hong Kong stock market

Bridgewater widens China lead on 40% asset jump in tough year

Its All Weather Plus onshore fund returned more than 35 per cent in 2024 while smaller local rivals delivered 38.8 per cent to 76.5 per cent.

9 Jan 2025 - 10:30AM

Pedestrians pass by an electronic board showing stocks and indexes outside a commercial office building in Shanghai in October 2024. AP Photo

Hong Kong property

Hong Kong developer NWD’s shares slump on slow debt-cutting progress

The stock has dropped 7 per cent this year after losing more than 50 per cent of its value last year.

9 Jan 2025 - 7:30AM

Electric & new energy vehicles

Beijing renews EV subsidy to spur sales, keeps size of incentive unchanged

NDRC says buyers of electric cars for replacement purposes would receive US$2,728 this year.

8 Jan 2025 - 8:58PM

Hong Kong stock market

Series of factors will conspire to limit Hang Seng Index’s rise in 2025: UBS

The Swiss bank expects the city’s benchmark index to rise above 20,000 by year-end, implying a gain of 3.7 per cent from Wednesday’s close.

8 Jan 2025 - 8:14PM

The Hang Seng Index is displayed on November 14, 2024, when the stock exchange operated for the first time during a severe typhoon conditions. Photo: Sam Tsang

Hong Kong’s airport authority raises US$2.4 billion from historic bond issuance

AAHK’s bond was targeted at institutional investors and denominated in Hong Kong dollars.

8 Jan 2025 - 6:54PM

A plane soars above Hong Kong International Airport. Photo: Nora Tam

Goldman sees buying opportunity in bonds of Chinese firms on US military list

Issuers of the affected bonds include some of China’s largest private and state-owned companies.

8 Jan 2025 - 7:47PM

BrainAurora shares rise 3.4% in Hong Kong debut as city eyes IPO crown in 2025

BrainAurora’s closing price of HK$3.33 values the entire company at HK$4.22 billion (US$542 million).

8 Jan 2025 - 5:21PM

Hong Kong stock market

Hong Kong stocks hit 6-week low, erasing most of 26% stimulus rally

The Hang Seng Index has surrendered most of the 26.5 per cent rally driven by Beijing’s stimulus blitz on November 24.

8 Jan 2025 - 4:31PMvideocam

People walk past screens showing stock prices outside the Exchange Square in Central, Hong Kong in October 2024. AP Photo

Smithfield Foods, the US pork giant owned by WH Group, eyes Nasdaq listing

The Chinese company took Smithfield private in a US$4.7 billion deal in 2013, terminating its 14-year listing on the NYSE.

7 Jan 2025 - 4:37PM

Smithfield is the largest pork processing company in the US. Photo: Shutterstock

Hong Kong stock market

Chinese tech stocks hit as US drags Tencent, CATL into military sphere

Both stocks tumbled in Hong Kong and Shenzhen trading, erasing US$38 billion in market value following the US move.

7 Jan 2025 - 4:54PMvideocam

Hong Kong stock market

Tencent, Xiaomi drag Hong Kong stocks to 6-week low on geopolitical concerns

The Department of Defense added Tencent, CATL and dozens of firms as ‘Chinese military companies’ in register, stoking steep losses.

7 Jan 2025 - 5:18PMvideocam

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Banking & finance

Increasing Chinese investments boost Abu Dhabi economy

Investments are creating jobs, developing infrastructure and upping the emirate’s status as a global hub, says investment office director.

7 Jan 2025 - 8:30AM

People watch a New Year show at the Sheikh Zayed Heritage Festival in Abu Dhabi on January 1, 2025. Photo: AFP

Electric & new energy vehicles

China’s discount war rolls on after 227 EV models slashed prices in 2024

Industry embarks on a new round of price competition that is likely to edge out more underachieving players in 2025.

7 Jan 2025 - 3:36PM

China stock market

Fiscal measures boost Chinese stocks more than rate cuts: Goldman Sachs

Government spending and demand-side measures have more impact on equity returns than monetary easing, US investment bank says.

6 Jan 2025 - 5:36PM

China stock market

Chinese exchanges woo foreign investors after worst start in 9 years

The bourses met representatives of 16 overseas money managers and investment banks, seeking their inputs to jumpstart the market.

6 Jan 2025 - 2:35PMvideocam

The Shenzhen and Shanghai stock exchanges met foreign money managers to seek their inputs on reviving the nation’s stock market. Photo: Xinhua

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