Owners registered 47,917 mortgages on various properties in 2024, the least since Centaline Property began tracking the data in 2000.
Hong Kong stocks rose to an almost two-week high as slower growth in US consumer prices bolstered the case for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates, while investors wait for fourth-quarter economic data that may show a stronger recovery in China.
Asian markets mostly fell Monday on fresh trade fears after Donald Trump's threat to impose huge tariffs on Colombia in retaliation for its refusal to accept deportation flights from the United States.
It’s increasingly clear that the currency regime, which inevitably ties the city’s lending rates to those of the U.S., is outdated and needs a revamp.
Chinese risk-free rates are at 20 year lows. This coupled with new policy moves may buoy the Hong Kong and Chinese markets.
Home prices fell 7.1 percent in 2024, official figures showed on Friday. It was the third year in a row of declining prices, which have dropped 27
Asian markets rose Friday (Jan 24) after a record day on Wall Street in response to Donald Trump's tax-cut pledge, while the yen weakened slightly ahead of an expected interest rate hike by the Bank of Japan later in the day.
Asian shares advanced Friday after U.S. stocks rose to a record and the Bank of Japan raised its key lending rate. U.S. futures edged lower and oil prices fell after U.S. President Donald Trump called on oil-producing countries to reduce the price of crude,
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Asian stocks are mixed after Wall Street’s mostly positive performance ahead of key U.S. inflation data that could influence the pace of the Federal Reserve’s rate cuts
In currencies, the dollar jumped 0.3 per cent against the Chinese yuan in offshore trading, and rallied 0.4 per cent versus the Aussie and 0.5 per cent versus the New Zealand dollar, with the antipodean currencies tending to act as more liquid proxies for China's currency due to close trade ties.
In currencies, the dollar jumped 0.3% against the Chinese yuan in offshore trading, and rallied 0.4% versus the Aussie and 0.5% versus the New Zealand dollar, with the antipodean currencies tending to act as more liquid proxies for China's currency due to close trade ties.