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Luxury residential prices shoot to three-year high in 2Q
Luxury residential prices shoot to three-year high in 2Q
Prices rose 3.8% to HK$19,520 per sq ft as of May 2011.
Advertisers splurge in the first half of 2011
Total advertising spending jumped 16 percent and reached a record high.
China Everbright Bank refutes Goldman Sachs report
The bank said it is not true that its loan-to-deposit ratio had reached 81 percent.
HKMA shows new banknote designs
The notes are equipped with features for security and to aid the visually impaired to differentiate between the denominations.
Hong Kong’s second quarter luxury residential prices up 3.8%
Luxury rents are estimated to soar further by 15% in the next 12 months.
It doesn't end with pork: Hong Kong’s inflation shoots to 35-month high
The country’s consumer price inflation rose to 5.6% yoy in June.
Hong Kong launches code for treasury markets
The code lays down minimum standards which institutions should follow in their treasury market activities.
Exchange Fund posts $46.3bn income during the first half
The fund rakes in $43.6bn net investment income amidst the asset markets’ volatility in the first half of the year.
iBond subscription amounts to HK$13b
This represents a 30 percent oversubscription.
Hong Kong smartphone users keen on news apps
A survey revealed that most apps are used to look for various information and entertainment from the Internet via mobile devices during commuting time.
Hong Kong is the most popular city for international businesses: survey
Almost 70% of international companies surveyed are represented in Hong Kong.
Hong Kong’s June composite interest rate up 5 basis points
Upward adjustment of the weighted deposit rate was seen from the data from retail banks.
Hong Kong's 2nd quarter unemployment rate at 3.5%
Hong Kong's unemployment rate stood at 3.5% in the April-June period, same as that in March-May, according to the figures released by the Census & Statistics Department.
Happy Birthday: The Offshore RMB turns one
From a RMB90bn weakling at birth this monster baby now weighs in at a massive RMB549bn deposit base supporting an actively traded currency and money market.
Residential property sales plunged 58% in June
And the loan-to-value ratio of homes costing between HK$7m -10m has been limited to 60%.
Investor confidence in HK property drops
Homes are now less affordable for the general public after a rally in property prices.
CEO resignation pushes SMIC down in HK trading
China’s biggest chipmaker saw the biggest decline in months in Hong Kong after David Wang failed to win reappointment and eventually quit.
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