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Fed’s rate cut to fuel property investment globally, but Hong Kong faces hurdles

The resumption of a policy easing cycle following the US Federal Reserve’s quarter-point interest-rate reduction is likely to spur more…

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Signs of confidence: affluent Hong Kong investors snap up luxury flats as market improves

Affluent Hong Kong investors – from the former CEO of the Hong Kong stock exchange to the chairman of Great…

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NWD and CK Asset launch sales, hoping HKMA’s first rate cut of the year revives sentiment

New World Development (NWD) and CK Asset Holdings on Thursday became the first two developers to announce property sales after…

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Developing | Hong Kong cuts base rate for the first time in 2025, matching the Fed’s move amid weak US jobs

Hong Kong’s de facto central bank cut the city’s base rate for the first time this year, bringing down the…

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Hong Kong’s HK$50 billion Silver Bonds attract senior citizens amid rate-cut expectations

Hong Kong banks and brokers reported keen interest in the latest batch of Silver Bonds compared with last year after…

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Macroscope | In the crypto vs gold struggle, new battle lines are being drawn

At a time when cryptocurrencies are being promoted aggressively by none other than US President Donald Trump, among others, it…

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Hong Kong home prices log fourth straight gain in July as market shows signs of recovery

Hong Kong’s lived-in home prices rose for a fourth consecutive month to a seven-month high in July, indicating the city’s…

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Hong Kong’s ‘low-rate honeymoon’ ends as HKMA’s dollar-peg defence raises Hibor

A “low-rate honeymoon” for Hong Kong borrowers has come to an end with an increase in the interest rate banks…

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Hong Kong stocks set for third weekly gain as investors await Fed meeting outcome

Hong Kong stocks rose on Friday as investors awaited the outcome of the US Federal Reserve’s annual Jackson Hole meeting,…

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Sino Land wins Tuen Mun land tender with HK$1 billion bid amid an improved housing market

The transaction, which marked the Hong Kong government’s first residential plot sale this financial year, involved a site at Hoi…

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