Currency bears say that the government may eventually consider removing the peg or at least make some change to the system, but supporters say there’s no chance and the government will vigorously defend the peg.

Investors short selling Hang Seng Index futures contracts might have lost big this month. Multibillion-dollar big. Hong Kong has been mired in its worst political crisis in decades, but its benchmark bounced back in September, while the Hong Kong dollar stayed within its trading band against the US dollar.

Bosideng said in a statement that the short seller’s report contains “untrue and misleading information” as shares fell 25 per cent

Best World has refuted claims of unlicensed direct selling in China, and that it overstated earnings from its operations in the country – but losing more than US$734 million from its market value is just the start of its worries.

Tesla identifies the California man as Randeep Hothi, who is part of an online group of short sellers who want to see the electric carmaker fail.

Bonitas Research claims that Hengan International has fabricated a total of US$1.6b of net income since 2005

China’s largest sanitary towels and baby nappies producer, which is accused of fabricating income, says it is studying short seller’s accusations.

Steep declines follow Ministry of Justice’s love to clamp down on sector after allegations of shady financial reporting and lax compliance on required certification

The company, once accused of cooking its books, has posted a 2017 net loss of US$13m

Shares suspended after dropping more than 11 per cent in Hong Kong

Bullish prediction comes ahead of Alibaba’s release of fourth-quarter results