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Hong Kong mortgage recovery holds in 2025 despite end-of-year wobble

Hong Kong’s mortgage market lost some momentum in November, official data showed, though activity over the first 11 months of…

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Hong Kong interbank rates forecast to drop on expected US monetary easing in 2026

The US Federal Reserve under a new chairman in 2026 is expected to press ahead with interest rate cuts of…

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OCBC, Bangkok Bank, First Abu Dhabi join Hong Kong’s US$14 billion offshore yuan scheme

Leading banks from Southeast Asia and the Middle East – including OCBC, Bangkok Bank, First Abu Dhabi Bank and Qatar…

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Surge in Hong Kong dollar bonds to continue after record US$42 billion year

Hong Kong dollar bond issuance is poised to expand, following a record run of offerings, as easing local interest rates…

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Hong Kong’s tokenisation drive set to boost treasury centres and investments

Hong Kong’s push to establish a tokenised financial system is poised to attract more companies to set up treasury centres…

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Yuan rapidly gaining ground as Chinese firms plot global expansion

Chinese companies expanding overseas are increasingly using the yuan for financing and payments to build their international operations, boosting the…

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As China holds the line in ‘trade war 2.0’, its yuan follows suit

When US President Donald Trump fired the opening salvoes of his country’s trade war with China in his first term,…

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Hong Kong property deals rise to 3-month high as buyers take advantage of rate cut

Sales of new and second-hand homes – as well as office units, shops, industrial properties and parking spaces – rose…

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Breaking | Hong Kong follows US in quarter-point interest rate cut to reduce loans cost for borrowers

Hong Kong’s de facto central bank cut the base interest rate for the second time in six weeks, further reducing…

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Hong Kong home prices post year’s biggest gain as rents climb to near peak

Hong Kong’s lived-in home prices rose 1.3 per cent in September, logging their biggest gains so far this year and…

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