Hong Kong is set to launch trading for spot Bitcoin and Ether exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on April 30, marking a significant milestone in developing regulated crypto investment products and ETFs worldwide. Three Chinese firms, China Asset Management, Bosera Asset Management, and Harvest Global Investments, are expected to launch crypto ETFs …
Read More »Bitcoin surges as Hong Kong gives green light
Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) announced that it would accept applications from exchanges to offer crypto trading to retail investors from June 1, adding that approved tokens need a 12-month track record and substantial market capitalization. The SFC said registered exchanges would be barred from providing stablecoin and …
Read More »Disney Hong Kong Closure Could Push Risk Aversion Ahead
An investor’s mind is a funny thing when it comes to risk-return judgment. Research on risk-aversion has found that most investors dislike losses more than they find joy from gains. The result from this is that the magnitude of market selloffs pushed by news are worse than the velocity of …
Read More »Chinese Didi Seeking to Delist in New York
Chinese tech stocks popular among US investors have fallen amid the country’s regulatory crackdown on technology firms.Wall Street Journal has explained some of the new risks investors face when buying shares of companies like Didi or Tencent. Investors punished shares of Chinese companies traded in the US on Friday.Didi Global …
Read More »What World’s Biggest Economies Expect From Biden-Xi Summit
One of US President Joe Biden’s toughest challenges is maneuvering America’s relationship with its biggest economic enemy; namely China. when Biden holds a virtual summit with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping later on Monday, issues such as tariffs, supply chain bottlenecks, subsidies, Chinese property sector debt crisis and the global energy …
Read More »Hong Kong Bans Travel to Britain
Hong Kong has banned all flights from the United Kingdom starting at midnight local time on Monday, becoming the first city in Asia to announce such a halt after the discovery of a new highly pathogenic strain of coronavirus in Britain. Health Minister Sophia Chan said stricter measures are needed …
Read More »Hong Kong Goods For Export to U.S. to be Labelled “Made in China”
While flashing another red signal concerning the US-China trade relations, the South China Morning Post (SCMP) quotes US government notice while saying that goods made in Hong Kong for export to the United States will have to be labeled “Made in China” after September 25. It said that 45 days …
Read More »United States Imposes New Sanctions on Officials in Hong Kong
The US Treasury has imposed new sanctions on Hong Kong’s chief executive, Carrie Lam, along with 10 other officials. US Treasury Secretary Stephen Mnuchin said the sanctions target those undermining Hong Kong’s self-rule, including Governor Carrie Lam. Mnuchin stressed during his remarks that the United States stands with the people …
Read More »Trump Ends Preferential Economic Treatment for Hong Kong
US President Donald Trump has signed an order to end preferential economic treatment for Hong Kong, after China enacted a new security law there. Hong Kong would be treated “the same as mainland China”, Trump said. He also signed a law to impose sanctions on officials who cracked down on …
Read More »Hong Kong to Suspend Schools and Melbourne in lock-down.
Hong Kong authorities announced today the closure schools again on Monday, with increased cases of Covid 19, an indication of the full lockdown soon. The decision came after the number of infected people rose to 1,404 in Hong Kong after 34 new cases were recorded, which raised fears as there …
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