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Standard Chartered Hong Kong's core operating profit plunges 20% YoY in 1H14
Standard Chartered Hong Kong's core operating profit plunges 20% YoY in 1H14
Partly due to Financial Markets income decline.
Macau gaming records 3.7% y/y dip in GGR for June
Weaker VIP volumes were partly to blame.
Outsourcing trend by companies underlined demand for warehousing space in Q2
This caused vacancy rates to remain low.
Pick-up in market activity recorded in Hong Kong residential segment in April and May
But demand for luxury units remained soft.
Central strongest performing Hong Kong office property submarket in Q2
Thanks to the banking and finance sector.
Sales of luxury goods in Hong Kong dips substantially in Q2
No slowdown in mass market retailers demand.
Overall vacancy in Hong Kong industrial market dips to 0.4% in Q2
While rents remained on the rise.
Investment market sentiment picks up in Q2
Thanks to some eye-catching deals.
Hang Seng Bank growth drivers lagging: analyst
Lower NIM is forecast.
BOC Hong Kong offshore RMB business gains translated into increased NIM
Strong NIM and loan growth also predicted.
Macau's gross gaming revenues down 3.7% in June
However, it's better than what was expected.
Hong Kong and China IPO markets closing first half of 2014 differently
So far, Hong Kong's looking pretty good.
Hong Kong property stocks up to 0.3% w/w
They outperformed the HSI and Chinese peers.
CCL Index rose for third consecutive week
Home prices at highest since September 2013.
Hong Kong ECM listing posts 9.3% increase in first half of 2014
IPO in stock exchange also surged.
World Cup likely cannibalized some GGR in Macau gaming in June
It could negatively impact July GGR too.
Slowing VIP GGR currently the biggest risk in Macau gaming
Still, a bullish view on Macau holds.
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