Tag: #Hong Kong
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Pound slips more as Johnson eyes poll to break Brexit logjam
Hong Kong, Oct 25 (AFP/APP): Sterling extended losses Friday owing to renewed Brexit uncertainty after Boris Johnson proposed a general election to resolve the long-running saga, while Asian markets were mixed after a broadly positive week. With the prime minister giving up on a pledge to leave the EU by his Halloween deadline, he called…
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Hong Kong businessman pays almost $1m for parking space
Hong Kong, Oct 24 (AFP/APP): Hong Kong might be heading for recession after months of violent protests but that hasn’t stopped one businessman from forking out almost $1 million for a parking spot. The mind-boggling sum paid by Johnny Cheung Shun-yee highlights the gaping inequality that has helped fuel nearly five months of demonstrations in…
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Asian markets lifted by China-US trade hopes
Hong Kong, Oct 22 (AFP/APP): Asian markets mostly rose Tuesday on growing optimism that China and the US will sign a partial trade deal next month, while the pound held firm around five-month highs as dealers bet Britain will leave the EU with a Brexit agreement. Donald Trump reinforced hopes Monday that he and Xi…
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Pound dips as Brexit saga drags
Hong Kong, Oct 21 (AFP/APP): Sterling fell on Monday after MPs voted to delay passing British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal, though losses were limited by hopes the country can eventually avoid crashing out of the EU without a divorce agreement in place. The House of Commons sat on a Saturday for the first…
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Pound drops as Johnson faces battle to pass Brexit bill
Hong Kong, Oct 18 (AFP/APP): Sterling fell Friday as investors fret over Boris Johnson’s chances of pushing his Brexit deal through parliament, while Asian markets were mostly down after data showed China’s economy expanded at its slowest pace in nearly three decades. The pound rallied almost to $1.30 on Thursday following news that negotiators had…
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China, US reach partial trade deal
Asian investors rallied after a partial trade deal between China and United States
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Oil prices surge
Oil prices surged two percent after an Iranian oil tanker was hit by missile strike
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Asian markets rally
Asian markets rallied due to the progress of US-China trade talks
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China warns Apple against ‘reckless’ support
China’s State Media has accused Apple of supporting protest rallies in Hong Kong
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Asian markets hit by trade worries
Asian Market suffered huge loss owing to the US-China trade tension