Hong Kong

Less Hong Kongers expecting home prices to rise

Less Hong Kongers expecting home prices to rise

The number of respondents forecasting home prices to grow fell to 36% from 42%.

Inflation hits 3.3% in June

Surging pork prices drove inflation levels up.

Firms expect business situation to worsen in Q3: survey

Retail, accommodation and food services, and real estate sectors are bracing for the worse.

Cathay Pacific acquires Hong Kong Express Airways

HK Express will reportedly remain a low-cost carrier.

Jobless rate unchanged at 2.8% in Q2

About 1,600 workers joined the labour force.

Asian flight bookings to Hong Kong fell 5.4%

Recent protests deterred would-be visitors from other Asian markets.

Luxury apartment transactions fell by 24.8% in Q2

Residential demand may pull-back over the next three to six months.

Secondary listings by Mainland firms to weigh on liquidity

Large IPOs in the pipeline and reduced aggregate balance still make liquidity conditions volatile.

Commercial property deals dropped 6.2% to $2.1b in Q2

The office sector continued to drive property investments, accounting for 53% of the total transaction volume.

High street retail rents slipped 0.1% in Q2

Most new leases were by mid-range retailers in the personal care and sporting goods categories.

Industrial vacancies dropped to 1.7% amidst weaker leasing momentum in Q2

Warehouse rents edged up 0.5% QoQ despite the downbeat trading outlook.

Total export volume down 4% in May

Total export and import volumes went down as prices increased.

Office rents fall for first time in five years in Q2

Leasing costs fell 0.4% led by declines in Central and Wanchai/Causeway Bay.

Non-residential property transactions nearly halved in H1 over weak investor sentiment

There were only 475 commercial transactions from January-April 2019.

Hong Kong falls to 19th place in global passport rankings

Citizens can enjoy visa-free access to 168 countries.

Exports down 2.4% in May

Total good exports fell 2.5% for the first five months of the year.

Hong Kong's laid off banking expats struggle to find jobs

Expats may turn to lower-paying options following Deutsche and Nomura's job cull.