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03.02.26 - 12:06
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Hong Kong home sales slide in January, but agents eye Lunar New Year ′mini-boom′ (SCMP)
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Hong Kong's property transactions slipped in January, official data showed, but agents are betting on a Lunar New Year “mini-boom” after several new-home launches sold out in recent weeks.
Deals covering new and existing homes, offices, shops, car parking spaces and industrial units fell 15.2 per cent month on month to 7,631, while transaction value declined 12 per cent to about HK$57.25 billion (US$7.3 billion).
“With both the economy and stock market performing well, coupled with steadily......
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03.02.26 - 02:54
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Hong Kong stocks rise on easing geopolitical tensions, precious metals′ gain (SCMP)
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Hong Kong stocks rose on Tuesday, tracking overnight gains on Wall Street, as precious metals climbed after geopolitical tensions eased, stabilising risk sentiment.
The Hang Seng Index climbed 0.8 per cent to 26,995.76 at the open, paring some of the 2.2 per cent loss recorded in the previous session. The Hang Seng Tech Index gained 0.7 per cent. On the mainland, the CSI 300 Index lifted 0.9 per cent and the Shanghai Composite Index added 0.7 per cent.
Online-game provider NetEase jumped 3.6 per......
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28.01.26 - 06:18
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Hong Kong home prices snap 3-year downturn as rents surge to a new high (SCMP)
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Hong Kong's lived-in home prices ended a three-year downturn with a 3.25 per cent increase in 2025, as the property market gallops into the new year buoyed by expectations of more transactions and further price gains, according to analysts.
Rents climbed to a record high in December, boosting annual gains to 4.26 per cent in 2025 and marking a third consecutive year of increase, according to the Rating and Valuation Department on Wednesday.
“Hong Kong's residential market strengthened notably......
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27.01.26 - 07:36
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Hong Kong must invest in Africa-Asia financial corridor, government adviser FSDC urges (SCMP)
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Hong Kong should focus on connecting its capital markets with African financial centres so that companies and Belt and Road Initiative projects on the continent can raise funds in the city, according to a council that advises the government on development strategy.
In addition to being a funding source for commercial enterprises and infrastructure projects, Hong Kong could be a place for wealthy Africans to set up family offices to manage their wealth, succession and charitable activities, the......
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26.01.26 - 06:24
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China′s central bank to support HKMA in doubling of yuan liquidity for Hong Kong lenders (SCMP)
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China's central bank will support Hong Kong's monetary authority to double the amount of yuan liquidity available to local banks, helping them increase yuan lending and enhancing the city's role as an international offshore centre for the mainland currency.
People's Bank of China (PBOC) deputy governor Zou Lan said at the Asian Financial Forum (AFF) in Hong Kong on Monday that the central bank would provide more funding to allow the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) to double the yuan......
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25.01.26 - 03:06
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All signs point to a rebound in Hong Kong′s housing market: Morgan Stanley analyst (SCMP)
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Hong Kong's housing market may be on the verge of a sharp rebound and a new upcycle after four years of decline, according to Praveen Choudhary, head of Asia gaming, Hong Kong and India property research at Morgan Stanley.
Choudhary expects home prices to rise about 10 per cent in 2026 – among the most bullish forecasts for a market that has fallen roughly 30 per cent from a peak in 2021. For him, the call is less about a single year's gain and more about a shift in the cycle after years of......
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22.01.26 - 12:06
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Complaints against Hong Kong property agents outpace home sales as market rebounds (SCMP)
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Complaints against Hong Kong property agents jumped 56 per cent in 2025, outpacing the rise in property transactions, as a reviving housing market exposed pressure points in industry practices, according to the Estate Agents Authority (EAA).
The EAA said it opened 253 complaint cases in 2025, up from 162 in 2024, even as overall residential transactions rose 18.3 per cent year on year. The faster growth in complaints suggests tensions between agents and consumers intensified more sharply than......
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22.01.26 - 07:06
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Hong Kong tests student housing land sales as office market slowdown curbs tenders (SCMP)
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Hong Kong is testing purpose-built student housing as an alternative land-sale model, as weak demand for commercial sites pushes the government to explore uses that can still attract investor interest.
The Development Bureau on Tuesday invited expressions of interest (EOI) for student hostel development on three commercially zoned sites in Kai Tak, Siu Lek Yuen in Sha Tin, and Tung Chung East, marking the first time the government had proposed selling land through open tender with use restricted......
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20.01.26 - 06:01
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Hongkong greift den Dollar an | Tichys Börsenwecker (Tichys Einblick)
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Aktien, Rohstoffe, Gold, Crypto – alles, was die Kurse und Anleger in Deutschland und Frankfurt bewegt – darüber berichtet mit sechs Stunden Vorsprung Philipp Mattheis aus Bangkok. An diesem Dienstag meldet er eine Sensation aus Hongkong: Die Clearingstellen der Handelsstadt arbeiten mit Shanghai zusammen und werden bestimmte Transaktionen nun in Gold statt Dollar abwickeln. Das
Der Beitrag Hongkong greift den Dollar an | Tichys Börsenwecker erschien zuerst auf Tichys Einblick....
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19.01.26 - 02:54
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Hong Kong stocks slide ahead of China′s key economic data release (SCMP)
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Hong Kong stocks dropped on Monday before the release of China's key economic data.
The Hang Seng Index fell 1.1 per cent to 26,570.11 as of 9.39am local time. The Hang Seng Tech Index dropped 1 per cent.
On the mainland, the CSI 300 Index climbed 0.1 per cent and the Shanghai Composite Index was little changed.
China's statistics bureau was expected to say this morning that the nation's economic growth slowed to 4.5 per cent in the fourth quarter from 4.8 per cent in the preceding three-month......
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