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IPO

Mainland China’s stock exchanges mount charm offensive amid Hong Kong IPO boom

Domestic bourses are lobbying mainland firms to reconsider Hong Kong listing plans, sources say.

IPO

China’s tech IPOs weigh Hong Kong vs the mainland. But how much does it matter?

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Banking & finance

Fed rate hike risks worsening China’s economic divide

Banking & finance

How will Hong Kong’s new 5-year plan court global capital?

Expanded investment products and stronger mainland-market links aim to deepen Hong Kong’s wealth-management edge and lure more international investors.

While much of the world’s gold trading still clears through London, Hong Kong is building a regional alternative. Photo: Dickson Lee
Hong Kong stock market

Hong Kong stocks drop after Fed raises interest rates and signals more to come

Investors look to Japan’s next rate decision after the Fed points to further tightening this year.

Semiconductors

China’s AI chip stocks face crucial test as MetaX lock-up period expires

The Chinese AI chip firm enjoyed a blockbuster market debut in December, but its stock is now under pressure ahead of a major share release.

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Hong Kong stock market

Investors await ‘super-central-bank week’ as US rate increase appears done deal

Traders are bracing for central bank decisions in the US, the UK and Japan and are weighing whether a Fed rate increase marks one-off move or new cycle.

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The Federal Reserve building in Washington. Photo: TNS
IPO

Unitree’s US$30 billion stock wipe-off spurs caution on humanoid robot IPOs

Beijing tipped to tighten approvals, heighten scrutiny of humanoid makers as leading robotics specialist reports a 44% stock slump.

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IPO

Forms Syntron draws Hong Kong’s next-gen tycoons in HK$940 million IPO

Business heirs are moving beyond property into cutting-edge tech and digital finance companies as the city’s IPO market rebounds.

Xi Jinping

Chinese traders hold collective breath ahead of Xi-Trump meeting

Hope for material results is slim, but investors remain wary of volatility as banks forecast ‘fragile detente’ will continue.

President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump arrive at a state dinner at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 14. Photo: AP Photo
Artificial intelligence

Z.ai’s fresh US$5b fundraising push comes hot on the heels of July capital raise

The Chinese AI developer is courting more backers as it scales its models and infrastructure amid intensifying competition.

Z.ai, also known as Zhipu AI, is a Chinese tech company specialising in artificial intelligence, and it is looking to raise billions more in capital. Photo: Shutterstock
Hong Kong stock market

AI tools are making ‘experts’ out of stock traders in mainland China, Hong Kong

For China’s 250 million individual investors, AI is helping them make money from one of the world’s most volatile stock markets.

Yuan

Open Questions | Private equity’s Fang Fenglei on investing in China

Veteran investor considers China’s economic strengths, assets that appeal, future yuan appreciation and policymakers’ ability to solve problems.

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Hong Kong stock market

Treasury yield hits 19-year high, ECB raises rates: the numbers moving markets

Hong Kong’s MPF assets reaching HK$1.67 trillion and European Central Bank increasing rates by 25 basis points are in spotlight this week.

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in Texas on Wednesday. Photo: AFP
Hong Kong stock market

Haidilao rout exposes funding risks for the wealthy amid China’s offshore tax scrutiny

Investors are eyeing whether tax-related share sales spread to other companies with founders’ wealth held through overseas structures.

A Haidilao location is seen in Shanghai. Photo: Shutterstock
Semiconductors

Enflame soars 179% in Shanghai debut as Nvidia challenger taps AI fever

Tencent-backed company valued at US$25 billion, highlighting its role in Beijing’s push for domestic chips amid US export restrictions.

Banking & finance

China says yuan’s global rise is ‘irreversible’ – and has a plan to back it up

From bilateral swaps to keeping premier tech firms on mainland exchanges, Beijing details the blueprint to build a financial powerhouse.

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Hong Kong stock market

Hong Kong investors face volatility without prospect of state help

State buying appears to quash panic selling in mainland China-listed shares, but Hong Kong’s unsettled market can’t expect government intervention.

Bull statues overlook Exchange Square in Hong Kong on February 3. Photo: Reuters
Artificial intelligence

Chinese AI firm DeepSeek taps underwriters for IPO: sources

Start-up aims to begin the IPO process this year to list on Shanghai’s Nasdaq-like Star market, sources say.

Stocks

Chinese stocks face US Fed and oil pressures in September, says top fund manager

Strong corporate earnings may cushion stocks, though US rate and oil risks threaten to weigh on sentiment, according to a leading asset manager.

IPO

More Chinese developers of brain-computer interfaces move towards IPOs

Arfysica and Neuracle aim for Star Market listings amid what a Morgan Stanley analyst calls the ‘early stage of a multi-year IPO upcycle’.

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The firms join a broader trend of hi-tech firms flocking to the Shanghai Stock Exchange’s Nasdaq-style Star Market. Photo: Xinhua
Banking & finance

To lure long-term capital, Hong Kong financial council calls for MPF expansion

Official think tank urges broader retirement-fund investments, more mainland institutional capital and reforms to boost listings, bonds and corporate restructuring.

The eMPF mobile app is the central electronic platform for managing Mandatory Provident Fund schemes in Hong Kong. The Financial Services Development Council suggests allowing a portion of MPF funds to be invested in more asset classes and infrastructure. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong stock market

Hong Kong stocks face double threat: US inflation and a stronger yen

Investors are bracing for higher borrowing costs and further volatility as US and Japanese rate expectations shift.

Mainland China

China’s brokers expected to continue robust performance with mega IPO offering

Active A-share market trading boosts investment firms’ top line by 50%, as mega IPOs predicted to fuel underwriting and sponsorship growth.

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Banking & finance

Hong Kong has yuan to spare. Can it create more global demand?

Regulators want banks to channel more offshore yuan into global markets, as the city pushes to deepen the currency’s role in international finance.

Hong Kong regulators are seeking to expand use of the city’s growing pool of offshore yuan liquidity in global markets. Photo: Getty Images
Hong Kong stock market

Hong Kong’s billionaires, Treasury yields hit 4.78%: the numbers moving markets

China’s expanding outbound capital and US bonds’ surging yields are in spotlight this week.

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent holds a press conference in Asheville, North Carolina, on Tuesday. Photo: Getty Images/AFP
Stocks

Chinese stock margin debt continues to unwind as Treasury yields weigh on markets

The outstanding balance of stocks bought with borrowed money dropped to US$390.1 billion on Thursday after a brief rebound in August.

Banking & finance

AI boom is hiding cracks in US markets, Nomura warns

Bank flags US risk premium as AI surge falters, undermining ‘Tina’ or ‘there is no alternative’ to dollar assets.

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