Tag Archives: Hong Kong

China: Underwhelming data…leads to outperformance?

posted on April 16, 2013 at 8:00 am by Sean Geary

Data over the weekend from China showed a drop in economic growth, down to 7.7% year-over-year for Q1 2013. However, in spite of the exchange’s recent woes, the Shanghai Composite (FXI, quote) is showing remarkable resilience.

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Asian nations dominate “2012 Index of Economic Freedom”

posted on January 18, 2012 at 9:26 pm by Jonathan Yates

Hong Kong, Singapore and Australia were ranked the highest in the Heritage Foundation’s “2012 Index of Economic Freedom.”

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Pro-business emerging markets need more raw materials than ever (GLD, JJC & USO)

posted on November 3, 2011 at 12:26 am by Jonathan Yates

It is not mere coincidence that many of the best countries for commerce, according to a recent World Bank study, cater to the emerging economies that are hungriest for commodities such as oil (USO, quote) and copper (JJC, quote), not to mention indulging their lust for gold (GLD, quote).

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Bet on Melco Crown Entertainment as Hong Kong is rated No. 2 for business (MPEL, CHU & FMCN)

posted on October 31, 2011 at 4:02 pm by Jonathan Yates

Being based in Hong Kong has placed the odds in the favor of Melco Crown Entertainment (MPEL, quote), China Unicom Limited (CHU, quote) and Focus Media Holding Ltd (FMCN, quote).

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Google to build data centers in Asia

posted on October 2, 2011 at 6:11 pm by Randall Mah

Internet search giant Google Inc. (GOOG, quote) says it will spend at least $200 million to build a trio of data centers in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Singapore.

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Hong Kong's peg to the U.S. dollar comes under pressure

posted on September 22, 2011 at 4:19 pm by Tony Daltorio

Investor Bill Ackman is betting Hong Kong officials will upset almost 30 years of history and ease their currency’s ties to the U.S. dollar.

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China's CCB to add to "Dim Sum" bond business

posted on August 22, 2011 at 10:58 am by Larry Levinson

China Construction Bank Corp., the country’s second-largest bank, plans to sell $12.5 billion in bonds in Hong Kong during the next two years, adding to the growing market for Chinese-backed debt.

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Police catch iPads 'flying' into China

posted on August 10, 2011 at 11:42 am by Larry Levinson

Our friends at the technology blog Engadget have our favorite story of the day about smugglers taking to the air to get iPads and iPhones into China.

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China opens lower, but skirts the worst of Wall Street's losses

posted on August 4, 2011 at 10:57 pm by Emerging Money

The Shanghai Exchange joined its global peers by moving to the downside Friday morning, but the losses were significantly less than those in Europe and the Western Hemisphere.

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Hong Kong's 'Superman' sees soft landing

posted on August 4, 2011 at 9:51 pm by Larry Levinson

Li Ka-shing, the legendary Hong Kong billionaire who built a fortune from a plastic flower factory in the wreckage following WWII, is predicting China will be able to ease its way into a soft landing.

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