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Why investors are upbeat about China’s top electric car start-ups
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While China’s EV start-ups are likely to see increasing sales this year, analysts warn intensifying competition, price cuts could quickly alter the landscape.

Why investors are upbeat about China’s top electric car start-ups

While China’s EV start-ups are likely to see increasing sales this year, analysts warn intensifying competition, price cuts could quickly alter the landscape.

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HSBC appoints Greater Bay Area head, eyes wealth management business
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HKMA wants to keep its US$581 billion war chest to defend currency
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HSBC appoints Greater Bay Area head, eyes wealth management business

HSBC, the largest bank in Hong Kong, has announced the set up of a Greater Bay Area office, which will be headed by Daniel Chan Hing-yiu.

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Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA)
HKMA wants to keep its US$581 billion war chest to defend currency

HKMA fears use of the Exchange Fund to help combat economic crisis will hurt its ability to defend the peg, but it will work with banks to offer help to firms and individuals, CEO Eddie Yue says.

HKMA fears use of the Exchange Fund to help combat economic crisis will hurt its ability to defend the peg, but it will work with banks to offer help to firms and individuals, CEO Eddie Yue says.

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Kuaishou
Kuaishou in music copyright trouble ahead of Hong Kong debut

Short video-sharing app operator Kuaishou faces music copyright issue, just days before its stock starts trading in Hong Kong.

Short video-sharing app operator Kuaishou faces music copyright issue, just days before its stock starts trading in Hong Kong.

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Hong Kong stocks jump, defying Reddit rebellion, slowdown in China recovery
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Hainan Airlines slumps after it warns loss could reach US$10.06 billion
Kuaishou in music copyright trouble ahead of Hong Kong debut
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Hong Kong stocks jump, defying Reddit rebellion, slowdown in China recovery
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Hainan Airlines slumps after it warns loss could reach US$10.06 billion
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IPO
How new millennial billionaires built the biggest rival to China’s TikTok

Kuaishou founders Su Hua and Cheng Yixiao will see their net worth jump above US$7 billion and US$6 billion, respectively, but their app still trails behind the popularity of ByteDance’s Douyin and TikTok.

Kuaishou founders Su Hua and Cheng Yixiao will see their net worth jump above US$7 billion and US$6 billion, respectively, but their app still trails behind the popularity of ByteDance’s Douyin and TikTok.

27 Jan 2021 - 8:30AM
Will Chinese video app in massive Hong Kong IPO be a good investment?

Short video app has offered a place to shine online for millions of underdogs but investors have to gauge if it can turn this appeal into sustainable profits.

Short video app has offered a place to shine online for millions of underdogs but investors have to gauge if it can turn this appeal into sustainable profits.

26 Jan 2021 - 11:39AM
Kuaishou has a big issue – how to turn a profit from its 300 million users

Kuaishou’s model has been criticised by some analysts for an over-reliance on celebrity influencers and a costly user acquisition strategy.

Kuaishou’s model has been criticised by some analysts for an over-reliance on celebrity influencers and a costly user acquisition strategy.

23 Jan 2021 - 9:58PM
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Macroscope | Why China will have a tough time decoupling from the US dollar

When weighed against the risks, US Treasuries still offer the best returns for China’s massive reserve stockpile. Diversifying into the euro and yen, for example, would mean giving up yield.

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The View | Why the GameStop stock frenzy is likely to end in a financial crisis

The drama unfolding around GameStop is a tale of the internet levelling the playing field between at-home retail investors and Wall Street. The US stock market may become as retail dominated, and as volatile, as the Chinese market.

The drama unfolding around GameStop is a tale of the internet levelling the playing field between at-home retail investors and Wall Street. The US stock market may become as retail dominated, and as volatile, as the Chinese market.

1 Feb 2021 - 7:45PM
Why the GameStop stock frenzy is likely to end in a financial crisis
Inside Out | Why Biden’s Buy American plan is a bad Trumpian idea in new clothes

The Buy American initiative may be less ill-judged than the tariff war, but in barring foreign firms from US government procurement contracts, it will cost American consumers – and taxpayers – dearly and may prompt foreign retaliation.

The Buy American initiative may be less ill-judged than the tariff war, but in barring foreign firms from US government procurement contracts, it will cost American consumers – and taxpayers – dearly and may prompt foreign retaliation.

1 Feb 2021 - 5:18AM
Why Biden’s Buy American plan is a bad Trumpian idea in new clothes

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