Hong Kong Financial News
29.09 / 19:15
CBDC
Adoption
Digital Currency
Europe
European Union
Euro
Georgia preparing limited live CBDC pilot, considering Ripple among tech providers
The National Bank of Georgia (NBG) has announced that it will advance its research on a digital lari central bank digital currency (CBDC) in a limited-access live pilot environment. Nine companies, including Ripple Labs, will take part in the project, and one of them will be selected to move forward to the next stage of testing.
29.09 / 12:11
regulation
Fraud
fraud case
Hong Kong and Macau police seize over $2.8M related to JPEX fraud case
Authorities in Hong Kong and Macau have recently revealed arrests connected to the JPEX crypto exchange fraud case and highlighted that they are currently tracking down several other suspected figures.
29.09 / 12:05
29.09 / 12:05
Citi
Booking
economy
pandemic
country
travelers
Millions take to China's railways, roads, air for autumn holiday
Many millions of Chinese tourists are expected to travel within their country, splurging on hotels, tours, attractions and meals in a boost to the economy during the 8-day autumn holiday period that began Friday
29.09 / 11:01
Airlines
Cathay
Cathay Pacific buys 32 Airbus A321-200neo aircraft for $4.66 billion
(Reuters) -Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific Airways (OTC:CPCAY) said on Friday it had purchased 32 Airbus A321-200neo aircraft from Airbus for a basic price of $4.66 billion.
29.09 / 05:07
Citi
Provident
Metro
hospital
Mumbai
IHG Hotels & Resorts & K Raheja sign two hotels in Powai, Mumbai
IHG Hotels & Resorts is expanding its portfolio in Mumbai with the signing of new hotels with Nikhil K. Raheja and Vijayta Raheja. With this partnership, IHG will launch its new five-star brand voco in Mumbai, along with a new Holiday Inn Express & Suites property.
29.09 / 03:11
UPS
Lowe's
MSCI
Nikkei
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performer
Low
Asian stocks
Asian stocks inch away from 10-month low, rate jitters linger
Asian shares eased away from their lowest levels in 10 months but were on course to clock their worst quarterly performance in a year as worries over elevated interest rates dragged on sentiment, while the dollar held strong. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was 0.59% higher but not far off the 10-month low it touched on Thursday.
29.09 / 02:27
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information
Evergrande's billionaire chairman Hui Ka Yan is accused of crimes; stocks remain suspended: What we know so far
real estate magnate, whose heavily indebted conglomerate has caused significant financial losses for investors, homeowners and suppliers. Authorities notified Evergrande that Hui had been subject to “mandatory measures" due to “suspicion of illegal crimes". On September 28, the company made an official announcement to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
29.09 / 02:03
Target
NIFTY
Accenture
Nike
show
reports
10 things that changed for the stock market overnight - Gift Nifty, US GDP to Accenture’s muted earnings forecast
domestic equity benchmarks settled around a percent lower amid volatility due to the monthly F&O expiry and dragged by weak global cues. Going ahead, the weakness in the market is likely to extend till the worry over the elevated oil prices and higher interest rates remains, posing a risk to the earnings growth trajectory. Siddhartha Khemka, Head - Retail Research, Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd Asian markets traded higher on Friday following overnight gains on Wall Street and release of key economic data in Japan.
28.09 / 21:47
markets
business
Sustainability
Interest rates
Bitmain
Bitcoin
NOT
3 reasons why Bitcoin miners are selling BTC — and why it’s not capitulation
Crypto analysts, traders and anonymous influencer Bitcoin pundits on X (formerly known as Twitter) frequently interpret what Bitcoin miners do with their block rewards as a sentiment gauge for where BTC price might go.
28.09 / 19:03
UPS
JPMorgan
HSBC
Fitch
JPMorgan puts finishing touches on MinRes’ $1.3b high-yield bond deal
JPMorgan’s debt capital bankers were expected to price a $US850 million ($1.3 billion) high-yield bond deal for Chris Ellison’s Mineral Resources overnight, after running a multi-country roadshow earlier this week.
28.09 / 17:07
UPS
Manufacturing
Continental
country
electronic
Solar
CDIL to make silicon carbide devices for EVs, solar panels
₹30 crore, taking the total production scale to 600 million devices. CDIL started making silicon chips and devices in 1964 in collaboration with Continental Device Corp. of Hawthorne, California, which was later called Teledyne Semiconductor Co.
28.09 / 14:53
Reuters
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Remark
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country
reports
prevention
Evergrande says chairman under investigation over suspected 'illegal crimes'
By Scott Murdoch and Ziyi Tang
28.09 / 14:41
Citi
economy
Southern
information
2020
Trading of shares of heavily indebted property developer China Evergrande suspended in Hong Kong
The Hong Kong stock exchange says trading of shares of heavily indebted Chinese property developer China Evergrande Group has been suspended
28.09 / 09:25
AXY
NIFTY
SENSEX
show
Department
500
Bloodbath on D-Street! Sensex crashes 500 points, Nifty below 19,550
Meanwhile, the market capitalisation of all listed companies on BSE declined by Rs 1.82 lakh crore to Rs 317.79 lakh crore. Among Sensex stocks, Tech Mahindra, Asian Paints and M&M were the top laggards, falling 3-4%. ITC Titan, Wipro, HUL, and Infosys also declined.
28.09 / 09:11
CBDC
Adoption
BIS
Cross-border
France, Singapore and Switzerland test cross-border CBDCs
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) and the central banks of France, Singapore and Switzerland concluded a joint test of the cross-border trading and settlement of wholesale central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). Banque de France issued the report on Sept. 28.
28.09 / 07:39
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Gap
Compilation
Fighting
show
cover
Centre
place
Financial
New York remains top financial centre, London clings to second place - survey
LONDON (Reuters) — New York has easily remained the world's top financial centre with London still second and gaining some ground, but also facing a tougher fight with Singapore and Hong Kong, the Global Financial Centres index showed on Thursday.
28.09 / 06:45
OTC
License
JPEX
Police Make 12 Arrests, Seize $1 Million in Cash and $9.8 Million in Assets in JPEX Case
On Tuesday, Hong Kong police announced the arrest of 12 suspects in connection with the JPEX cryptocurrency exchange platform scandal.
28.09 / 03:53
28.09 / 03:53
UPS
COMPOSITE
NIFTY
Nikkei
performer
reports
Asian stocks
Asian stocks sink amid rate hike jitters, China property market woes
Investing.com-- Most Asian stocks drifted lower on Thursday, extending recent declines amid persistent fears of higher U.S. interest rates, while Chinese stocks fell on renewed concerns over the country’s beleaguered property market.
28.09 / 02:09
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