Cryptocurrencies, including bitcoin, are not an asset class – they do not generate cash flow or earnings and do not provide consistent diversification benefits. Nor is there evidence they are an inflation hedge, Goldman said.

While investors have been using alternative data for years, the coronavirus has prompted a fresh surge in demand for off-the-beaten-path statistics that might shed light on the pandemic’s impact on economies and markets.

Art dealers and galleries employ digital tools to boost sagging fortunes of the once vibrant art market, with one dealer saying ‘this is the way forward’

Stock traders in Hong Kong and mainland China may have found the answer for overcoming jitters caused by the coronavirus – by lightening up their holdings on Fridays to avoid weekend shocks.

A pair trade strategy typically involves taking two correlated securities, shorting one and going long on the other.

Sustainability investing doesn’t have to mean getting less in return, says former Wall Street trader Warren Ackerman, who is betting big on the future

Help may be at hand, after the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) cut a capital buffer to release an estimated HK$300 billion into the financial system to help small and medium enterprises withstand the impending economic downturn.

Owning both US, Chinese assets would led to a “more robust portfolio” in the future, Julius Baer’s chief investment officer Yves Bonzon said

This could be why female entrepreneurs in Hong Kong invest more of their own funds into businesses than other markets, using HK$1.2 million on average, less than in mainland China, but more than those in the US and the UK, HSBC said.

There are definite risks to investing in digital money - but there are some awesome benefits, too.

Your returns will be much greater if you put money into stocks than if you leave it in a saving account at a bank.