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Stock market action from around the world, with a focus on Hong Kong, China and the rest of Asia.
People visit an Anthropic booth at Moscone Center during the Dreamforce 2026 technology summit in San Francisco last month. Photo: Reuters
United States

Anthropic’s IPO filing shows explosive growth, risks and staggering costs

Anthropic is pressing ahead with its IPO plans even as a once-busy autumn listing calendar has thinned out.

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China stock market

Weak earnings outlook further pressures China’s bearish stock market

Banking & finance

Good morning Vietnam: Chinese brokers eye springboard for overseas expansion

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Hong Kong stock market

Market sell-off, tax scrutiny and growth: key figures shaping investor sentiment

A stock market slump, Beijing’s tax enforcement drive and fresh GDP data are among the developments drawing investors’ attention this week.

An electronic monitor displays Hang Seng Index data in Central, Hong Kong. Photo: Edmond So
China stock market

Chinese stocks bounce back from bear market on suspected state support

CSI 300 wipes out losses of as much as 2 per cent as key ETF trading volumes surge, indicating possible state-backed buying.

India

Macroscope | Investors mistaken to think India, Indonesia sell-offs are the same

Indonesia’s financial woes are home-grown and structural – arising from failures to embrace reform – while India’s are externally driven.

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Wealth management

China targets offshore trusts in widening push for taxes

Wealthy individuals faced a Thursday deadline to make tax payments tied to offshore trusts as a grace period came to an end.

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Indonesia

Can ‘Buy Indonesia’ economic nationalism restore investor trust?

Analysts say, however, that Indonesia will need concrete steps to improve market transparency and governance to save its bourse.

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Hong Kong stock market

Hong Kong stocks fall most in 7 months as chance of strong stimulus shrinks

Hang Seng Index caps biggest decline since March and mainland China’s CSI 300 Index enters bear market after 20 per cent pullback.

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China stock market

China’s stabilisation pledge did not lift stocks. Why are investors praising it?

Speech by chief securities regulator signals a much-needed shift from short-term firefighting towards long-term stability, brokerages say.

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Beijing’s regulatory chief unveiled a slew of market-stabilising measures this week, earning praise from investors even as share prices failed to post a dramatic rally. Photo: Reuters
Wealth management

China eases uncertainty over offshore trust taxes before grace period ends

New guidance exempts some offshore stock incentive trusts after an executive ‘successfully’ appeals tax treatment.

A 90-day grace period before mainland China’s new tax rules on offshore trust gains are enforced expires on Thursday. Photo: Dickson Lee
Indonesia

As Indonesia faces MSCI downgrade threat, officials vow reforms to ease fears

Officials met MSCI on their planned reforms of Indonesia’s stock market after the global index provider’s announcement triggered a selloff.

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

After a sharp drop, Hong Kong residential property transactions rebounded by 18.5% in September, with the total value rising by 29.3%.

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View of Sun Hung Kai Properties’ residential development Sierra Sea in Sai Sha. Photo: handout
China stock market

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

Investors are pivoting from volatile tech trades to high-yield equities as low bond yields, uneven economic growth persist.

A digital display of stock prices is seen in Lujiazui, the financial district in Shanghai. Photo: Getty Images
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.

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.

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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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Attendees walk past an AI-themed backdrop at the People and Technology Expo in Beijing, China, on September 22. Photo: EPA
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.

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.

A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in July. Photo: Reuters
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

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.

The logo of the Securities and Futures Commission is seen at its office in Quarry Bay on September 23, 2026. Photo: Karma Lo
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.

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.

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