President Donald Trump during an event at the White House earlier this week. (AP Photo)

Is Trump playing the markets via US-Iran war? ‘He has it in a chokehold’

US financial regulators are examining what critics are calling potentially the largest insider-trading operation in American history — a series of enormous, impeccably timed bets on oil futures and stock indices that appeared minutes before President Donald Trump makes big, market-moving announcements about the war with Iran. President Donald Trump during an event at the…

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Hong Kong promotes ‘responsible and sustainable’ digital asset regime at Davos

    Hong Kong promotes ‘responsible and sustainable’ digital asset regime at Davos

    Hong Kong’s finance chief has promoted the city’s regulatory regime for digital assets as “responsible and sustainable” at the annual World Economic Forum in Davos. Delivering opening remarks at a closed-door workshop on Tuesday, Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po said finance and technology were “mutually reinforcing”, but a balanced approach was needed to support their…

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