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Hong Kong residential property market’s improvement whets investor appetite, analysts say

Hong Kong’s residential property market is gradually mending investor sentiment, according to analysts, who are nonetheless cautious about a full…

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Opinion | Markets can see who’s calling shots on US rates, and it’s not the Fed

Central bankers are sometimes known as the high priests of finance. That is because they control high-powered money, commonly known…

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The View | Inflation, political turmoil won’t put investors off Japanese property

Japan has entered a period of profound change. Inflation has returned after decades of deflation and stagnation. Japan’s relations with…

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HKMA intervenes in the market for the fifth time in 2 weeks to defend currency peg

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) intervened in the foreign-exchange market on Friday for the fifth time in two weeks,…

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Macroscope | Why investors banking on ‘peak Trump’ are dangerously wrong

In the past month, Wall Street banks have come out with their midyear outlooks for the global economy and markets.…

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Hong Kong banks can leverage AI and trade changes for growth amid global challenges: KPMG

The adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) and corporate realignment in response to trade and tariffs is expected to present significant…

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Macroscope | How to save the world economy (and make Trump think it was his doing)

US President Donald Trump is an enigma. He has correctly identified the two most unsustainable elements of the global economic…

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Developing | Standard Chartered’s first-quarter profit rises 13%, beats forecasts on wealth growth

Standard Chartered’s first-quarter profit beat expectations, as the bank placed a greater focus on wealth management in the face of…

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Opinion | Trump’s tariffs could mean saying goodbye to US dollar profits

April Fool’s Day fell on April 1, but the next day US President Donald Trump unleashed “Liberation Day”, imposing sweeping…

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China’s central bank to create ‘more tools’ to shore up economy

China’s central bank said on Thursday that it was looking into creating more structural tools to support innovation, domestic consumption…

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