The development of the Northern Metropolis should be guided by industrial development, enterprise presence and employment outcomes over the next five years, according to FHKI. Photo: Eugene Lee

    Northern Metropolis and AI vital to Hong Kong’s 5-year plan: business chambers

    Hong Kong’s inaugural five-year plan should prioritise the Northern Metropolis mega development, strengthen the city’s position as an international financial centre and advance its artificial intelligence (AI) strategy, major business chambers have said. In submissions for the city’s first five-year plan, groups including the American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong (AmCham) and the Federation…

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    Seen in a long exposure, flames consume a fencepost as the Bug Fire burns near Doyle in unincorporated Lassen County, Calif., on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

    Summer Campaign Has Led to Capture of 19 Settlements in Southeast Ukraine, Russia Says

    Aug 15 (Reuters) – Russian ⁠troops ⁠have taken control ⁠of 19 settlements in ​southeastern Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhia regions ‌over their summer ‌campaign, the Russian defence ⁠ministry ⁠said on Saturday. In a statement, the ministry ​cited a report by Pyotr Bolgarev, commander of the eastern group ​of forces. It did not name ⁠the ⁠settlements. Separately,…

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    Dollar Index Faces Imminent Breakdown Risk as Fed Hike Path Shrinks

      Dollar Index Faces Imminent Breakdown Risk as Fed Hike Path Shrinks

      TL;DR: Dollar Index is approaching a critical support level as September Fed hike odds collapse from likely to roughly a two-in-three chance of a hold — not because tightening risk has disappeared, but because weaker jobs and softer consumer demand are limiting how far the Fed can realistically go. Why Dollar Has Looked Increasingly Fragile US Dollar…

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