|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
04.11.26 - 00:00
|
′Wait-and-see′: Hong Kong′s private home sales drop as interest rates are tipped to rise (SCMP)
|
|
|
Hong Kong's primary and secondary private residential property sales fell in October compared to the previous month, as the expectation of an interest rate increase by year-end draws nearer, according to new market research.
Conducted by Centaline Property, the research indicated that Hong Kong recorded 1,410 first-hand private residential property transactions in October, with a total transaction value of HK$18.66 billion (US$2.38 billion).
This represented a decline of 5.8 per cent and 12.1......
|
|
|
|
|
03.11.26 - 08:42
|
Hong Kong′s ′superconnector′ role key as geopolitics reshapes capital flows, says banker (SCMP)
|
|
|
Hong Kong is poised to play a bigger role in helping global investors diversify their portfolios as geopolitical uncertainties reshape capital flows and drive demand for alternative markets and asset classes, a senior executive from Bank of China said on Tuesday.
The city's position as an international financial centre, its links between mainland China and global markets, and its offshore yuan market make it an important gateway for cross-border investment, according to Bank of China president......
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
02.11.26 - 00:36
|
Hong Kong summit to test Wall Street sentiment amid geopolitical strains, tech volatility (SCMP)
|
|
|
When hundreds of global finance leaders converge in Hong Kong this week, the question on their minds will be whether traditional investment strategies remain viable against escalating geopolitical friction and the rapid ascent of artificial intelligence.
Investors have been keen for an answer – or at least clear clues – given that US President Donald Trump has been threatening a new round of strikes on Iran, and after Friday's sharp sell-off in technology stocks elevated concerns about the......
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
29.10.26 - 00:12
|
Hong Kong holds base rate at 4.25% after US Federal Reserve decision (SCMP)
|
|
|
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) announced on Thursday that it would keep its base rate unchanged at 4.25 per cent, hours after the US Federal Reserve also decided to hold its benchmark rate steady.
The city's de facto central bank often mirrors steps taken by the US Fed as the Hong Kong's currency is pegged to the US dollar. In September, it followed the Fed in raising its key interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point – the first such increase since 2023.
The US Federal Open......
|
|
|
28.10.26 - 12:00
|
Why Hong Kong rents are hitting records while home price gains lose momentum (SCMP)
|
|
|
Hong Kong's lived-in home prices fell 0.8 per cent in the third quarter, their first quarterly decline after five quarters of gains, as a September rebound failed to fully offset a summer slowdown in the residential market.
Prices rose 0.19 per cent in September from August, marking a second consecutive monthly increase, according to data released by the Rating and Valuation Department on Wednesday.
The index reached 320.8, but remained 19.4 per cent below its September 2021 peak. Prices were......
|
|
|
|