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Para Site and Asia Art Archive (AAA), two long-standing independent cultural institutions in Hong Kong, are simultaneously seeking new executive directors at a pivotal moment for the city’s cultural scene. On June 2, Para Site in Quarry Bay announced that Billy Tang had stepped down as executive director and curator after concluding his three-year contract….
By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE (Reuters) -The U.S. dollar was steady on Tuesday in tight trading as Washington and Beijing remained locked in trade talks that left investors on edge and hesitant in placing major bets while looking ahead to U.S. inflation report later in the week. Top economic officials from the world’s two largest economies…
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (center) at Lancaster House in London, U.K., on Monday, June 9, 2025. Chris Ratcliffe | Bloomberg | Getty Images Trade negotiators from the U.S. and China have met in London, and talks are expected to continue Tuesday, a source familiar with the situation told CNBC’s Megan Casella. At the top…
The Hong Kong government is partnering with Chainlink’s Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) to test cross-border transactions between permissioned and permissionless blockchains, as well as settlements using different types of digital assets. The partnership is part of Phase Two of Hong Kong’s central bank digital currency (CBDC) initiative. According to a report from payments company Visa,…
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Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange on June 4, 2025. NYSE Stock futures are near flat on Monday night as investors waited for more insight on trade discussions between the U.S. and China. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures add 23 points points, or 0.1%. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures each also…
By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK (Reuters) -Global stocks climbed on Monday while the dollar retreated as talks began in London between the United States and China, aimed at cooling a trade dispute between the world’s two largest economies. The dispute has expanded beyond tit-for-tat tariffs to restrictions over rare earths, threatening to cripple supply chains…
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New York CNN — US stocks rose Monday and the S&P 500 approached an all-time high as trade talks between the US and China kicked off in London. The Dow was higher by 105 points, or 0.24%, as of the afternoon. The broader S&P 500 rose 0.3% and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite gained 0.46%. Stocks…
New data from the New York Fed suggests Americans are gaining confidence in the labor market, even as broad uncertainty around trade policy, interest rates, and other unknowns clouds the economic outlook. According to the New York Fed’s May 2025 Survey of Consumer Expectations, the perceived chance that the US unemployment rate will rise over…