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US delisting of Chinese stocks may make Hong Kong great again
A total of 286 Chinese firms are listed in the US with a total market capitalisation of US$1.1 trillion.
11 Apr 2025 - 10:55PM
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Hang Seng Index trims some losses in worst week in years amid trade war
11 Apr 2025 - 5:57PM
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Trade war may derail corporate earnings recovery in China, Morgan Stanley says
11 Apr 2025 - 4:21PM
China stock market
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.
11 Apr 2025 - 6:39PM
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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.
11 Apr 2025 - 8:11AM
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Banking & finance
HKIC backs fintech unicorn WeLab to bring Hong Kong start-ups to Southeast Asia
The Hong Kong government’s investment arm has acquired an unspecified stake in the Li Ka-shing-backed consumer finance company.
10 Apr 2025 - 8:08PM
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Mergers & Acquisitions
China Mobile gets 15.5% stake in HKBN to fend off rival I Squared Capital
Company agrees to pay about US$154.6 million for the block of shares from private equity firm TPG.
10 Apr 2025 - 2:26PM
HKBN is a takeover target for China Mobile and US infrastructure fund I Squared Capital. Photo: EPA-EFE
Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA)
Hong Kong dollar gathers strength as stock investors drive demand
The local currency changed hands at 7.7623 per US dollar on Thursday afternoon, retracing from a high of 7.7560 on Wednesday.
10 Apr 2025 - 5:38PM
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.
10 Apr 2025 - 4:42PM
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CATL keeps the faith in Hong Kong with plans to list in second quarter: sources
Some of the 178 companies that have filed IPO applications in Hong Kong may delay their listing plans, analysts say.
10 Apr 2025 - 6:30AM
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Hong Kong’s finance sector embraces GenAI, with adoption to reach 90% in 5 years
GenAI applications have the potential to lead to a more curated customer experience, Academy of Finance CEO Enoch Fung says.
9 Apr 2025 - 8:05PM
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Enoch Fung (left), CEO of the Hong Kong Academy of Finance and executive director of Hong Kong Institute for Monetary and Financial Research (HKIMR), and Giorgio Valente, head of HKIMR, release a report titled “Financial Services in the Era of Generative AI: Facilitating Responsible Adoption” on Wednesday. Photo: Handout
Banking & finance
18 Hong Kong banks offer flexible loans to SMEs to cope with US-China trade war
Extension of loan repayment periods and partial principal repayment arrangements offered by banks to ease SMEs’ pain.
10 Apr 2025 - 1:21PM
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Qatar wealth fund chief seeks to speed up deal for China Asset Management stake
‘The talks went smoothly and the stakeholders are supportive of the deal,’ a source says.
9 Apr 2025 - 1:37PM
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.
9 Apr 2025 - 2:50PM
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Hong Kong property
SCMP recognised in 5 categories at State Street’s 2024 Press Awards
The awards, sponsored by Boston-based State Street for the 13th year, received more than 200 entries in 14 categories this year in English and Chinese.
8 Apr 2025 - 5:08PM
(L to R): South China Morning Post reporters Enoch Yiu, Ao Yulu, Salina Li and Managing Editor Eugene Tang at State Street’s 2024 Institutional Press Awards in Hong Kong on April 8, 2025. Photo: Handout.
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.
8 Apr 2025 - 7:28PM
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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.
8 Apr 2025 - 4:49PM
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China property crisis still a key signal for junk bond market, Pimco says
China’s crisis reinforces what Pimco has known for a long time, which is that property bubbles are dangerous, whether they are in China or elsewhere.
8 Apr 2025 - 7:30AM
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Pimco president Christian Stracke says there will not be a lot of interest in China offshore credit until there is a stabilisation in the property market. Photo:Jonathan Wong
Currencies
Yen, Swiss franc rise on flight to safety as Trump’s tariffs roil markets
The dollar fell 0.63 per cent against the yen to 145.92, after tumbling more than 1 per cent earlier in the session.
7 Apr 2025 - 1:43PM
Hong Kong stock market
Asia-Pacific stocks plunge as traders rush for the exit in global tariff war
Eleven major Asia-Pacific benchmarks fall to their 52-week low; the Hang Seng China Enterprises Index enters a bear market.
10 Apr 2025 - 6:05PM
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Goldman Sachs brings art advisory service to Asia’s ultra-rich
Bank’s private-wealth division helps clients navigate ‘high degree of complexity’ in the world’s second-largest art market.
7 Apr 2025 - 11:35AM
Banking & finance
Goldman trims 2025 targets for Chinese stocks as Trump tariffs slam markets
Goldman trims its 12-month upside targets for the MSCI China Index and CSI 300 Index, after a bullish upgrade in mid-February.
7 Apr 2025 - 6:22PM
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Electronic boards show Shanghai stock data and other market indices on April 3, 2025. Photo: Reuters
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Hong Kong’s soon-to-open art-storage facility is an incentive for family offices
The complex at Skytopia airport city will be ready this year or early next year and enhance Hong Kong’s role as an art-trading centre.
4 Apr 2025 - 3:30PM
Banking & finance
‘China’s Goldman’ bets on Hong Kong’s role as offshore yuan hub
With low rates in China, borrowing in yuan is now cheaper than in other currencies, CICC says.
4 Apr 2025 - 1:56PM
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Trump says things ‘going very well’ after worst stock market drop in years
US president’s new tariffs lead to the biggest Dow wipeout since 2020.
4 Apr 2025 - 8:31AM
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