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Stock market action from around the world, with a focus on Hong Kong, China and the rest of Asia.
Elon Musk prepares to give US$1,000,000 to a Wisconsin voter during a town hall in Green Bay, Wisconsin in 2025. Photo: TNS
United States

Elon Musk to give SpaceX share to ‘every kid in America’

There are around 73 million children under the age of 18 in the United States.

China property

Mainland Chinese are still driving Hong Kong’s property market despite 20% tax

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China stock market

China’s investors flock to dividend stocks as returns double 10-year bond yields

Financial regulation

Financial Street Forum forecast: more opening up by China regulators

Visa’s long-awaited nod for a local card-clearing business raises hopes for more measures allowing deeper participation.

Officials answer questions about the 2026 Financial Street Forum at a press conference on October 12, 2026. Photo: Handout
IPO

Hong Kong’s IPO fraud clampdown sends shock waves across financial sector

The tougher scrutiny is forcing the capital market to recalibrate, as sponsors become more cautious and some firms cancel listings.

Artificial intelligence

Macroscope | Why the AI investment boom could spark the next financial crisis

The AI ‘everything trade’ looks increasingly shaky as hyperscalers search for external financing, risking debt spillover to other markets.

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Hong Kong stock market

Mainland China, Hong Kong stocks fall as US inflation spurs Fed tightening fears

Asian markets slump as recent US inflation numbers boost expectations of a rate hike and a plunge in South Korean market dents sentiment.

A screen displays the latest stock exchange and economic data near the Bund in Shanghai. Photo: EPA
Energy

Opinion | Can China’s coal industry ride to the rescue of a world in oil shock?

China’s quick and efficient coal-fired power plants are a stopgap solution even as its coal chemical sector offers oil product substitutes.

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United States

US stocks drop as inflation worsens, raising chances of Fed interest hike

Inflation accelerated to 3.7 per cent, fuelling expectations that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates again.

China stock market

Hopes for stock support rise in China ahead of top regulator’s speech

Possible measures include state buying, IPO slowdown and encouragement for buy-backs and long-term capital, asset manager says.

Wu Qing, chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, speaks during a press conference in Beijing on March 6, 2026. Photo: EPA
Hong Kong stock market

Hong Kong exchange won’t rush into T+1 settlement times, sources say

Market players support the change to keep up with global peers, but many worry the fourth quarter of 2027 would be too soon, sources say.

HKEX is preparing its consultation conclusions and would release details in due course, according to a spokesman. Photo: Reuters
HKEX

HKEX completes pilot green trading schemes with mainland China exchanges

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing’s Core Climate platform allows 15 firms to buy Green Electricity Certificates via Guangzhou Power Exchange.

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Hong Kong stock market

Hong Kong watchdog freezes US$590m of assets over alleged IPO fraud schemes

The SFC has also suspended 65 listing applications so far this year, as regulator looks to strengthen market quality in the city.

China stock market

China to curb futures quant trading to contain risks amid stock slump

Country’s five futures bourses propose rules to define specific violations, punishments as top policymakers emphasise market stability.

The country’s futures exchanges are seeking public comment until Monday on the rules, which would impose a permanent market ban as the most severe punishment. Photo: Getty Images
Hong Kong stock market

Why mainland Chinese traders are piling into Hong Kong stocks despite headwinds

Southbound buying surges in September, with technology shares attracting the largest inflows.

Bull statues outside The Center building in Central, Hong Kong. Photo: Dickson Lee
China stock market

Chinese stocks an undervalued opportunity: Charlie Munger disciple

Value-investing adherent Li Lu of Himalaya Capital says excellent firms are trading at low prices relative to their competitiveness.

China stock market

Hong Kong investors are warming to US Treasury bonds as yields hit 20-year high

Strong demand was seen at a US$22 billion auction of US government bonds last week, following the fast rise of Treasury yields.

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HKEX

Hong Kong to expand indices, derivatives and yuan-denominated products: HKEX CEO

Bourse operator plans new yuan products and deeper mainland China market links as it seeks to boost liquidity and attract global investors.

A general view of Exchange Square in Central, Hong Kong. Photo: Jelly Tse
IPO

Tepid response to Hong Kong listing of Africa’s top phone maker

Shenzhen Transsion’s US$428 million offering oversubscribed just 3.5 times, sources say, as sharp decline in listing sentiment continues.

Banking & finance

In Focus | China’s investment banks have come of age. Can they win beyond Hong Kong?

China’s securities firms are pursuing global ambitions, but winning non-Chinese clients may prove the toughest test.

China stock market

China holiday travel, pension gains: 5 figures investors are watching in China

A Kowloon residential site sale and Hong Kong’s MPF gains shape the week’s market narrative.

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The Bund Bull sculpture in Shanghai. Photo: AFP
China stock market

More global investors eye Chinese stocks after 4 years underweight

Chinese assets likely to continue attracting attention amid relatively low valuations and elevated external uncertainties, analyst says.

A person waves a Chinese flag while recording a video of himself at Shanghai’s Bund, with the Lujiazui financial district in the background, during China’s National Day on October 1, 2026. Photo: Reuters
Hong Kong stock market

Hong Kong tech index to harness fast-growth firms for performance boost

Compiler unveils revenue threshold in plan to expand index to 50 firms after falling behind global peers amid lack of AI exposure.

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Banking & finance

Asian investors turn to real estate as global tension shakes market confidence

Advisers’ interest in real estate jumps while private credit falls amid trade friction, energy security fears and softer Chinese demand: report.

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Biomedicine: Companies

Chinese biotech faces reality check as ArriVent drug failure sinks stock in US

US-listed ArriVent lost nearly half its value after a Chinese-licensed cancer drug failed a late-stage trial.

Commercial success of drugs in China does not guarantee clinical success in overseas markets, according to analysts. Photo: Shutterstock
IPO

Transsion, Africa’s top phone maker, targets US$500 million Hong Kong listing

The Shanghai-listed smartphone manufacturer behind Tecno and Infinix is eyeing an October 15 trading debut in Hong Kong.

The Tecno Spark 8c pictured in Casablanca, Morocco. The budget-friendly handset is made by Tecno, a subidiary of Transsion. Photo: Shutterstock
Artificial intelligence

Hong Kong’s Hermitage Capital stays devoted to top-tier tech stocks

‘Even when sentiment is at its lowest’ and confidence is ‘under severe pressure’, keep buying top-tier technology companies, founder says.

IPO

Hong Kong IPOs falter, China aids homebuyers, EU trade talks

This week: Hong Kong IPOs stumble amid supply deluge, China announces mortgage subsidies and cuts policy bank rates, US and China pare tariffs on US$30 billion of each-way trade. Next week: China-EU hold crunch trade talks, Brazilians go to the polls, Hong Kong Election Committee nominations open, NBA returns to Macau, and more.

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