Hong Kong police are investigating the source of more than HK$88,000 (US$10,280) in banknotes seen falling from a residential block, many of which were burned. Security staff at Lei Yue Mun Estate’s Lei Sang House reported at 8.20am on Wednesday that a number of banknotes were falling from the building and scattering across the ground….
Nearly 50 years after she featured on the renminbi banknote, a woman who became known as “one yuan girl” is back in the spotlight due to a recent viral video of her. An influencer in southwestern China’s Guizhou province posted the video on November 26. It featured 65-year-old Shi Naiyin. Shi is an ordinary peasant…
China has emerged as a critical force propelling gold prices to record highs in 2025, according to one of the most influential analysts on Wall Street. Torsten Slok, Apollo Global Management’s chief economist who is renowned for his pithy, incisive daily email The Daily Spark, highlighted on Tuesday that China’s impact goes beyond central bank…
The dollar rose on Monday as currency traders shrugged off the latest threat of steep tariifs on China from US President Donald Trump and instead focused on the path for a possible trade deal between the world’s two largest economies. The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index gained some 0.2% as of 10:15 a.m. in New York….
Once the reporter finished her question on the the GPS jamming, Trump continued: “Nobody knows where it came from, but they did take away her ability to use the phone.” He added: “You know, sometimes that’s a good thing. Sometimes if it happened to me, I’d be very happy.” Beneath the joke, he was unexpectedly au…
Liquidity conditions in Hong Kong resumed tightening this week with a key money-market rate climbing above a level that some analysts say may stifle a nascent economic recovery. The benchmark one-month Hong Kong Interbank Offered Rate — or Hibor — jumped above the closely watched threshold of 3% Wednesday, reaching the highest since May. If…
Stocks climbed to a record as an in-line US inflation reading eased price concerns and bolstered bets on a Federal Reserve interest-rate cut in September. The MSCI All Country World Index rose 0.2% to an all-time high, tracking Wall Street’s surge to fresh peaks, as money markets nearly priced in a full 25 basis point…
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Investors expect automakers and luxury goods makers to lead a relief rally in European stocks when the market reopens on Monday, after the US and European Union agreed to a trade deal. The pact, which will see the bloc face 15% tariffs on most of its exports including autos, was announced Sunday by President Donald…
The yen was slightly stronger against the dollar as investors digested the impact of Japan’s ruling coalition losing its majority in the upper house election. Japanese stock futures inched lower. Japan’s currency, which had declined in the two weeks leading up to Sunday’s vote, held an small advance of 0.2% to trade at 148.52 versus…