Hong Kong
High street rental prices projected to go down 10% in 2016
High street rental prices projected to go down 10% in 2016
Retailers to hold out for turn around.
Demand for office space across Hong Kong Island to continue in 2016
Even if there’s ongoing economic uncertainty.
Two marketsubstantial transactions insufficient to turn tide in investment
Transaction volume, values fell in 2015.
Hong Kong grabs 20th spot in Asia's prosperity index
Find out which country beat it.
Weak retail sentiment drives down shop rents in core areas by 15.7%
Decline decelerating after 3Q15 slump, though.
GDP slows to 2.3% as exports dropped in 3Q15
Weaker external demand is blamed.
Chow Tai Fook, Luk Fook hint of possible profit decrease by at least 40% y/y
They issued profit warnings recently.
Here are two chart-busting office deals in November worth HK$18.35b
They topped the largest office transactions list.
Primary volume bounces back to 566 units in mid-November
Upcoming launch pipeline looks increasingly competitive.
Almost half of Hong Kongers wary of e-banking via smartphones
Even if e-banking is getting increasingly popular.
Cathay Pacific passenger numbers up 6.9% to 2.8m in October
Cargo numbers also grew.
Hong Kong wage hikes among Asia's lowest in 2016
Despite 4.5% average raises.
Mortgage receivables only .38% of developers' total asset base
In light of questions surrounding high-LTB mortgages.
Desperate Hong Kong developers tweak primary mortgage offers
But are they a problem?
Henderson benefiting from solid mass consumption
This has unlocked more unrealized value.
Huaneng's share placement could furnish buying opportunity
A compelling one at that.
Hong Kong's 2015 full-year growth projected to slow to 2.3%
With risk tilted towards the downside.