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US-listed Chinese stocks

Chinese firms’ ADRs at risk if US severs market ties, Goldman Sachs says

Companies with high retail exposure, such as Alibaba, are more susceptible to sell-offs if they are forced to delist, Goldman says.

Hong Kong stock market

Hong Kong stocks rise on China policy stimulus hopes to counter US tariffs

China economy

Editorial | China’s domestic demand is a key weapon in fight against Trump tariffs

IPO

Shenzhen pork producer, Beijing AI firm eye Hong Kong listings

Sixteen companies submitted listing applications for Hong Kong’s main board in the past two weeks, according to exchange data.

A staff member checks on piglets at a Muyuan Group facility in Nanyang City, in central China’s Henan Province, on March 21, 2024. Photo: Xinhua
Hong Kong stock market

Hong Kong stocks ignore upbeat China GDP data as trade war remains in focus

China’s economy grew 5.4 per cent in the first quarter, exceeding Bloomberg’s estimates of 5.2 per cent.

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Stocks

Letters | China can support its stock market in more ways than stabilise it

Readers discuss Beijing’s intervention to calm investor jitters amid a trade war, the danger of isolating China, and a nation under pressure.

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Hong Kong stock market

Hong Kong stocks tread water as investors weigh US tariff moves, China GDP data

US Commerce Department initiates investigations into pharmaceutical and semiconductor imports, which could lead to tariffs.

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Vehicles pass in front of an electronic board showing the Hang Seng Index in Hong Kong. Photo: AFP
China GDP

‘Open door red’ to ‘summer blue’: will second quarter slam China’s GDP again?

Recent years have seen China’s economic growth decelerate in the second quarter – a pattern that threatens to continue this summer amid an intensifying trade war.

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US-listed Chinese stocks

‘Extreme’ US-China decoupling could cost US$2.5 trillion, Goldman warns

Threat of decoupling emerged after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said delisting of US-traded Chinese companies was back on the table.

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Hong Kong stock market

Trump’s tariff suspension lifts Hong Kong stocks by most in 4 weeks

The Hang Seng Index’s 2.4 per cent jump was its best one-day performance since March 18.

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A digital billboard displaying the Hang Seng Index data is seen outside a bank in Hong Kong. Photo: Eugene Lee
US-China trade war

Worried Chinese retail investors want answers about US exposure

China’s more than 100 million retail investors have seen the A-share market shed about 4.5 trillion yuan of value this month.

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Reflections in a brokerage house window in Beijing show a chart of stock market movements on Wednesday. Photo: Reuters
Hong Kong stock market

Trade war may derail corporate earnings recovery in China, Morgan Stanley says

US investment bank sees downside risk to its bet on corporate earnings recovery in 2025 as the US-China tariff war escalates.

Hong Kong stock market

Hang Seng Index trims some losses in worst week in years amid trade war

Traders are bracing for more trade hostility after the White House clarified that US tariffs on Chinese goods stood at 145 per cent.

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Stocks

Chinese companies budget US$2.7 billion to defend stocks in bloodbath

More than 100 companies have announced buy-back plans, including PetroChina, Midea Group and CATL.

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A screen showing stock market movements in Hangzhou, in eastern China’s Zhejiang province on April 7, 2025. Contrary to global conventions, China’s exchanges depict losses and declines in green, using the red colour to illustrate advances and gains. Photo: AFP.
US-China relations

Will China dump US treasuries? Fears of ‘vicious spirals’ in global markets grow

Fears are growing that the US-China trade war could enter an unpredictable – and potentially devastating – new phase.

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The US-China trade war threatens to spill over into the financial markets, with unpredictable consequences, analysts say. Photo: TNS
Hong Kong stock market

Hong Kong rises along with other Asia-Pacific stock markets as Trump pauses most tariffs

All but six of the Hang Seng Index’s 83 members strengthened, with exporters and manufacturers leading gainers.

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US-China relations

Trump raises China tariffs to 125%, pauses those on other nations for 90 days

Markets soar on the move, seemingly an attempt to narrow a US trade war with most of the world to one between Washington and Beijing.

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Hong Kong stock market

Chinese defence stocks in play as Trump’s tariffs erase DeepSeek-fuelled gains

Military industry is providing stability against the backdrop of turbulence in global markets, Industrial Securities analyst Shi Kang says.

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The People’s Liberation Army launched joint exercises around Taiwan on April 1, marking Beijing’s latest warning to the island. Photo: CCTV
Hong Kong stock market

Hong Kong rebounds as other Asia-Pacific indices enter bear market

Hong Kong stocks rebound; other Asia-Pacific markets fall as US tariffs on China and other trading partners take effect.

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Hong Kong economy

Editorial | Hong Kong better prepared with Beijing backing for uphill battle ahead

China has many levers at its disposal to support both its and Hong Kong’s stock markets during Donald Trump’s senseless trade war.

Banking & finance

Resist ‘buying the dip’, Citi bankers caution amid global sell-off

While a bear market rally can occur, it will not last and it is too early to buy the dip, according to strategists at BCA Research.

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Andy Sieg, head of wealth at Citigroup, says there is a flight to quality at moments of market stress. Photo: Sun Yeung
Banking & finance

China ‘national team’ mounts intervention amid market slump, tariff war

Three state-run funds vow to ramp up purchases to safeguard market stability, while one regulator pledges to free up more insurance funds.

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People pass screens showing data on stocks in Shanghai. Photo: EPA-EFE
Hong Kong stock market

Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index closes higher as China’s state funds step in

Stocks in Hong Kong, Shanghai and Shenzhen rise after several Chinese state funds step in to prop up the market.

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US-China relations

Editorial | Hong Kong’s free-port status may help buffer city from worst of trade war

In the face of Trump tariffs chaos, Hong Kong must further develop as an international financial hub under the ‘one country, two systems’ formula.

US-China trade war

China urges unity, prepared for ‘any shocks’, as US trade tensions soar

People’s Daily commentary encourages nation to ‘weather storms’, assures country is prepared to counter Trump’s tariffs with ‘extraordinary’ measures.

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Employees work on a production line for children’s toys at a factory in Jiangxi province. Beijing has urged solidarity across the country after authorities unleashed a series of countermeasures against US tariffs on Friday. Photo: Reuters
Sovereign wealth fund

Central Huijin, a unit of China’s US$1.2 trillion SWF, buys ETFs to boost stocks

The company says it will make more such investments in the future to ‘resolutely’ maintain the stability of the capital market.

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An electronic board shows Shanghai and Shenzhen stock indices in Shanghai’s Lujiazui financial district. Photo: Reuters
Hong Kong stock market

BYD Electronic, Lenovo bear brunt of sell-off as Trump tariffs slam exporters

A 10 per cent tariff on exports could eat into China’s economic growth, putting Beijing’s 4.5 per cent target at risk, Morgan Stanley says.

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US-China trade war

China’s ‘national team’ intervenes to stabilise markets after Beijing’s pledge of support

The move comes after Communist Party newspaper suggested Beijing has policy tools ready to counter the fallout from a US trade war.

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