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11.05.26 - 10:36
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Hong Kong′s Tsim Sha Tsui tops Asia luxury retail rents, but Bond Street world′s priciest (SCMP)
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Hong Kong's Tsim Sha Tsui has retained its title as Asia's priciest luxury retail strip, commanding £16,160 (US$22,000) per square metre in annual rents, as the city remains among the world's most active markets in terms of new high-end store openings, according to Savills.
London's Bond Street replaced Tsim Sha Tsui as the top global luxury retail property market with rents of £19,228 per square metre per year, according to the ninth edition of the UK-based property consultancy's Global Luxury......
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29.04.26 - 13:30
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Hong Kong Airport Authority issues record HK$19b bond issue amid strong investor demand (SCMP)
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Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK) has issued HK$19 billion (US$2.4 billion) of multi-tranche senior notes, the largest Hong Kong dollar-denominated bond offering to date, drawing nearly three times oversubscription.
The success of the offering reinforces the Hong Kong dollar's position as a reliable funding currency and the city's role as a fixed income and currency hub, according to bankers.
The notes were “well received” by investors including sovereign wealth funds, asset managers,......
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15.04.26 - 07:30
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China to sell US$2.3 billion bonds in Hong Kong in biggest deal since 2023 (SCMP)
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China is set to raise about 15.5 billion yuan (US$2.3 billion) from a sovereign bond sale in Hong Kong next week, the largest such issuance since 2023 as global investors seek refuge in Chinese assets amid the US-Iran conflict.
The Ministry of Finance said in a statement on Wednesday it would offer the yuan-denominated bonds – its second offshore issuance this year – on April 22. Further details will be released through the Hong Kong Monetary Authority's Central Moneymarkets Unit.
The planned......
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08.04.26 - 12:36
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More global firms eye Hong Kong for cheaper yuan loans, bonds: StanChart (SCMP)
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More companies are using Hong Kong as a platform to tap yuan funds to finance their operations, thanks to the city's active capital market and a new 200 billion yuan (US$28.68 billion) liquidity facility that provides steady, cheap yuan funding, according to a Standard Chartered report on Wednesday.
Among companies that have yuan exposure, about 24 per cent said they would like to increase yuan financing over the next three years, according to Standard Chartered, citing the results of a survey......
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27.03.26 - 12:36
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Hong Kong developers test market with 222 units released amid interest rate uncertainty (SCMP)
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Hong Kong developers on Friday released 222 new flats in Kowloon, the city's largest batch of units on a single day since buyers were warned about the uncertain direction of interest rates.
K&K Property launched 122 one-bedroom units at foto+, a single residential tower in Mong Kok close to Olympic station, while Wang On Properties put 100 units up for sale at the Connext project in Wong Tai Sin.
By 7pm Friday, 103 of the foto+ units had found buyers, and seven Connext flat were taken, according......
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18.03.26 - 05:30
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HSBC launches US$2.5 billion AT1 bond issue in Hong Kong after market standstill (SCMP)
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HSBC Holdings plans to raise US$2.5 billion by issuing two tranches of additional tier-1 (AT1) bonds, marking the reopening of such offerings after the US and Israel war on Iran rattled global financial markets.
The biggest lender in Hong Kong and Europe by assets said in a stock exchange filing before the market opened on Wednesday that it intended to issue the AT1 bonds, officially named perpetual subordinated contingent convertible securities, on March 24 to strengthen its capital.
The......
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12.02.26 - 12:06
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Yuan rally puts fresh steam into Hong Kong′s dim sum bond revival (SCMP)
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Hong Kong's offshore yuan bond market is set for another strong year – as the yuan climbed to its strongest level in nearly three years – prompting bankers to forecast more deals in 2026.
The city's dim sum bond market, yuan-denominated notes issued outside mainland China, had evolved from a niche funding channel into a more mainstream financing option, as technology firms and global companies accessed a deeper pool of renminbi liquidity amid a firmer currency, bankers said.
They added that the......
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22.01.26 - 03:00
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Hong Kong stocks rise on Greenland deal, rebound in Japanese bonds (SCMP)
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Hong Kong stocks rose on Thursday, tracking a global rebound in risk assets, as geopolitical tensions blew over after the US rescinded the tariff threat against Europe and a sell-off in Japanese bonds came to a tentative halt.
The Hang Seng Index rose 0.4 per cent to 26,691.28 as of 9.41am local time. The Hang Seng Tech Index gained 0.2 per cent.
On the mainland, the CSI 300 Index climbed 0.5 per cent and the Shanghai Composite Index added 0.4 per cent.
Sentiment improved after US President......
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21.01.26 - 03:00
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Hong Kong stocks trade near 1-week low on Greenland unease, Japan bond yields (SCMP)
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Hong Kong stocks hovered around the lowest level in more than a week as investors refrained from bets amid a slew of uncertainty from escalating geopolitical tensions and rising Japanese bond yields.
The Hang Seng Index fell less than 0.1 per cent to 26,478.37 as of 9.42am local time. The Hang Seng Tech Index gained 0.1 per cent.
On the mainland, the CSI 300 Index climbed 0.4 per cent and the Shanghai Composite Index added 0.2 per cent.
US stocks tumbled more than 2 per cent overnight on......
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19.01.26 - 02:36
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Hong Kong dollar and yuan bonds forecast to sustain record growth momentum in 2026 (SCMP)
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Hong Kong's local currency and offshore yuan bonds are expected to maintain their growth momentum in 2026, driven by deepened market benchmarks and demand, according to a senior banker.
The broader Asian bond market, excluding Japan, has had a busy start to 2026, with high-profile issuances in Hong Kong dollars and offshore yuan leading the way, riding on last year's record volumes.
On Friday, Kuaishou Technology sold a 3.5 billion yuan (US$502 million) five-year note – known as a dim sum bond –......
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16.01.26 - 03:01
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Hong Kong′s Kuaishou to raise US$2 billion in dual-currency bond sale (SCMP)
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Kuaishou Technology plans to raise a combined US$2 billion from a dual-currency bond sale as the short-video platform operator tapped the debt market to strengthen its businesses.
The company would issue two tranches of US$1.5 billion bonds and 3.5 billion yuan (US$502.4 million) of bonds, it said in an exchange filing. The US dollar bonds maturing in January 2031 will carry a coupon rate of 4.125 per cent, while those due in January 2036 will 4.75 per cent. The yuan bonds will have a coupon......
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02.01.26 - 00:06
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Hong Kong interbank rates forecast to drop on expected US monetary easing in 2026 (SCMP)
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The US Federal Reserve under a new chairman in 2026 is expected to press ahead with interest rate cuts of up to 75 basis points, a move that would lower Hong Kong's interbank-linked loan costs but leave prime lending rates stuck at their historical low, according to analysts.
The Fed and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) both reduced their key policy rates by a total of 75 basis points in 2025, following a full percentage-point rate cut in 2024. Hong Kong's base rate now stands at 4 per......
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29.12.25 - 01:36
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Hong Kong bond markets, yuan issuance to expand in 2026 under HKMA, SFC road map (SCMP)
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Hong Kong is expected to see a rise in bond issuance across multiple currencies in 2026, driven by rising demand for non-US dollar assets amid geopolitical tensions and government initiatives to strengthen the city's capital markets, according to industry players.
As part of efforts to promote the local bond market, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) launched a blueprint in September to expand yuan-linked products and widen the investor base......
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