The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), the city’s de facto central bank, said it had no plans to establish a “bad bank” to absorb troubled debt in the financial system, saying that the local banking sector remained healthy and profitable. “Overall, banks in Hong Kong maintain a healthy balance sheet; their credit risk is manageable…
Sales of villas, bungalows and luxury homes in Hong Kong soared to a three-year high in the first six months of this year, as an influx of wealthy immigrants fuelled the hunt for bargains on the top end of one of Asia’s priciest residential property markets. There were 286 registered transactions of villas in the…
Sales of villas, bungalows and luxury homes in Hong Kong soared to a three-year high in the first six months of this year, as an influx of wealthy immigrants fuelled the hunt for bargains on the top end of one of Asia’s priciest residential property markets. There were 286 registered transactions of villas in the…
Hong Kong’s property sector could face some “short-term challenges” but “the risks are manageable” because the city’s economy was diversified and sat on a solid foundation, the chairman of the Financial Services Development Council (FSDC) said on Wednesday. “As an international financial centre, the global uncertainties would mean some Hong Kong industries would face certain…
The ongoing tariff war is expected to put additional pressure on banks in Hong Kong, which are already grappling with elevated non-performing loans due to a prolonged property sector slump, according to Fitch Ratings. “Higher tariffs would reinforce our deteriorating banking sector outlooks for China and Hong Kong,” the rating agency said in a report…
Indebted Chinese developer Sino-Ocean Group won approval for its restructuring plan from a UK court on Monday despite objections from some creditors, potentially paving the way for it to prevail in a liquidation lawsuit in Hong Kong. London’s high court approved the builder’s offshore restructuring proposal, which allows the state-backed company to overhaul some US$6…
In the Year of the Snake, Hong Kong enters a world that is more perilous than ever, with US President Donald Trump threatening tariffs against key trading partners and intensifying technological competition with China. Comments from Chinese officials that there are “no winners” in a trade war drop strong hints that China would not hesitate…
China’s plan to draw long-term capital into its stock market, as a stabilising measure amid escalating tensions with the US, could drive net inflows from insurers, mutual funds and social-security funds to 1.7 trillion yuan (US$236.2 billion) this year, according to UBS. Insurance funds’ allocations to Chinese equities could rise steadily amid falling bond yields,…
China’s top legislature will begin its annual parliamentary meeting on March 5 next year – a session that will be closely watched by investors as Beijing will announce its growth target and decide on ways to stimulate the country’s stalled economy. The start date of the third annual session of the 14th National People’s Congress…
BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s new home prices fell at the slowest pace in 17 months, official data showed on Monday, as the government scaled up stimulus measures to lift the crisis-hit property sector. New home prices were down 0.1% month-on-month after a 0.5% dip in October, the slowest pace since June last year, according to Reuters…