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China's economic recovery
China’s capital outflow pressure may continue for now, top economists warn
Article on social media suggests US policy, low consumer sentiment will continue to motivate capital flight, though movement is likely to be slower.
31 Mar 2025 - 3:00PM
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Banking & finance
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World is ready to cut US dollar down to size – but not too quickly
29 Mar 2025 - 5:31PM
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Hong Kong property
Hong Kong’s home prices fall towards decade low on interest rate, tariff pain
27 Mar 2025 - 3:51PM
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Hong Kong economy
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Uncertainty from the US will have impact on local interest rates
Three key economic factors highlighted by US Fed chairman Jay Powell should have borrowers carefully assessing the interest rate risk.
23 Mar 2025 - 6:15AM
Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA)
Hong Kong banks keep their prime rates steady after HKMA, Fed hold fire
The Fed is seen cutting rates again by midyear, while Hong Kong banks may lower their prime rates by 0.125 percentage points.
20 Mar 2025 - 6:11PM
Donald Trump
Wall Street slides, S&P 500 in correction as Trump trade war escalates
The S&P 500 closed more than 10 per cent below its February 19 record, with the Nasdaq and Dow also tumbling.
14 Mar 2025 - 4:34AM
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Hong Kong property
Hong Kong rents hit 5½-year high as demand surges post-holiday season
Centa-City Rental Index, compiled by Centaline Property, rose 0.46 per cent month on month in February.
11 Mar 2025 - 7:30AM
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US-China relations
Opinion
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Trump a bigger threat to US dollar than China, ex-senior economics officials say
White House brings ‘budgetary chaos with extraordinary speed’, potentially triggering a fiscal crisis and run on US Treasuries market.
10 Mar 2025 - 11:18AM
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Donald Trump
Trump declines to rule out a 2025 US recession
Trump’s tariff threats against China, Canada and Mexico have left US financial markets in turmoil and consumers unsure of future.
10 Mar 2025 - 9:22AM
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Hong Kong property
Hong Kong homebuyers deliver brisk weekend sales
Strong results for Sun Hung Kai Properties and Henderson Land show improving sentiment after a stamp-duty cut, agents say.
9 Mar 2025 - 6:25PM
Donald Trump
Macroscope
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What could force Trump to back down? Markets, if they wake up
Higher inflation, a sharp slowdown or both point to a much bleaker outlook for the US than markets anticipated when Trump won the election.
6 Mar 2025 - 4:30PM
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Hong Kong property
Hong Kong’s February property sales fall to 5-month low amid caution
Property agencies say potential buyers and investors are cautious due to ongoing US-China tensions.
4 Mar 2025 - 5:00PM
United States
Opinion
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In ‘fixing’ a trumped-up crisis, Trump may end up creating one
Trump’s inflationary policies risk sending both the stock market and dollar crashing, creating the very crisis he falsely claims to be confronting.
2 Mar 2025 - 1:30PM
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Donald Trump
US consumer confidence sees biggest drop in years amid Trump anxiety
Inflation and the effect of tariffs and a cooling labour market are among the concerns weighing on households and companies.
26 Feb 2025 - 2:29AM
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Banking & finance
HSBC to raise US$1.5 billion in perpetual convertible bonds
The bonds will be issued on Thursday and carry an interest rate of 6.95 per cent a year.
25 Feb 2025 - 4:39PM
Banking & finance
Hong Kong SMEs want funding support amid mounting costs, survey finds
More than half of the businesses surveyed by DBS hope the financial secretary will reveal some support for them in his budget address.
25 Feb 2025 - 10:40AM
Banking & finance
Macroscope
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Why Asian central banks are starting to decouple from the Fed
Eager to boost domestic demand and more able to preserve financial stability, the region’s policymakers are embracing greater monetary independence.
20 Feb 2025 - 4:30PM
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China technology
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How DeepSeek’s disruption could finally burst the US stock bubble
US stocks bounced back on DeepSeek doubts. But it’s the real deal and it threatens assumptions of US AI dominance that underpin the market.
19 Feb 2025 - 5:30AM
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Hong Kong economy
The View
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Why Hong Kong’s property blues don’t add up to a crisis yet
While financial distress is apparent, the risks must be put into context. The city’s woes are more externally driven than home-grown.
17 Feb 2025 - 4:57PM
Donald Trump
Trump blames Biden for surprise rise in US inflation
The US president, who campaigned on lowering costs, now faces the prospect of price increases continuing to accelerate on his watch.
13 Feb 2025 - 2:58PM
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Asia housing and property
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Why policy intervention in Hong Kong property can only go so far
Hong Kong’s property market is vulnerable to concerns about a hawkish Fed and mainland China’s recovery. Not so for Singapore’s domestically oriented market.
4 Feb 2025 - 11:16AM
Banking & finance
Dollar strength more worrying to Asian stocks than China tariffs: Hang Seng Bank
Prospects for Asian equities remain positive due to China’s stimulus measures and strong Asean trade links, Hang Seng Bank official says.
3 Feb 2025 - 7:22PM
Hong Kong property
Slow start for Hong Kong’s first property launch in Year of the Snake
Only 27 of the 133 units on offer at The Reserve at Gold Coast Bay in Tuen Mun were sold as of 8pm.
1 Feb 2025 - 11:07PM
US-China relations
US charges former Fed official with spying for China
John Harold Rogers allegedly sought to leak trade secrets while being paid US$450,000 pretending to teach at a Chinese university.
1 Feb 2025 - 6:11AM
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Interest rates
Hong Kong holds fire on monetary policy, keeping base rate at 4.75%
HSBC and other major banks will only announce their interest-rate decisions on Monday, the first working day of the Lunar New Year.
30 Jan 2025 - 11:46AM
US-China relations
Nvidia shares jump after sell-off sparked by DeepSeek surprise
Some analysts cite company’s possible role in DeepSeek’s success and call share price drop ‘overdone’.
1 Feb 2025 - 11:57AM
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United States
Scott Bessent wins Senate confirmation as US Treasury Secretary
Bessent’s first challenge will be managing federal cash flows after government hit statutory debt limit on Trump’s second day in office.
28 Jan 2025 - 9:06AM
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Banking & finance
Hong Kong’s economy to benefit from capital flow, rate cut: ANZ
City’s economy is likely to grow between 2.5 and 3 per cent, ANZ chief economist Raymond Yeung says.
28 Jan 2025 - 7:30AM
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