Balloon Pops Blinken’s Visit, For Now

China Last Night KraneShares Key News Asian equities were largely lower after Friday’s unexpectedly strong US nonfarm payroll release that potentially pauses the Fed pivot, which is weighing on US equ...

Consumer Rebound Rolls On, Week In Review

China Last Night KraneShares Week in Review Asian equities started the week off lower and then rallied higher in the middle of the week as central bank rate hikes dominated market news, though China m...

Hong Kong to give away half a million air tickets to boost tourism

Hong Kong’s new global promotional campaign will “kickstart” the city’s reopening to international travelers, the Hong Kong Tourism Board told CNBC’s “Squawk Box As...

Hong Kong Contemplates Ban on Algorithmic Stablecoins

Hong Kong’s Monetary Authority is weighing whether to implement or amend existing legislation that would effectively ban algorithmic stablecoins within the special administrative region. The regulator...

CNY Rallies As Central Banks Hike Interest Rates

China Last Night KraneShares Key News Asian equity markets were broadly higher as Taiwan and South Korea outperformed. Central banks, including the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, the European Central B...

President Xi Addresses Domestic Consumption In Speech

China Last Night KraneShares Key News Asian equities had a strong day following US stocks’ positive move yesterday, with the Philippines having a very strong day in advance of today’s Fed +25 bps rate...

Political Rhetoric Or Negotiating 101, PMIs Shine! BYD’s BOOM!

China Last Night KraneShares Key News Asian equities were lower in advance of central banks hiking interest rates this week, while India managed a small gain and the Philippines and Taiwan underperfor...

The Year Of The Rabbit Hops To It

China Last Night KraneShares Key News Asian equities were mixed overnight as central bank meetings will dominate this week as Taiwan outperformed while Hong Kong-listed internet stocks were hit with p...

Post Holiday Enthusiasm Continues, Short Sellers Set Sights On India’s Adani

China Last Night KraneShares Key News Asian equities were mostly higher overnight on continued exuberance following China’s Lunar New Year holiday. Hong Kong built on its gains from yesterday while In...

Tourism & EVs Fuel Optimism In Hong Kong, Mainland Closed Until Monday

China Last Night KraneShares Key News Asian equities were mostly higher overnight as Hong Kong opened higher following a three-day holiday in celebration of Lunar New Year while Mainland China will re...

Retail Might Soar In 2023 – If Republicans Change Biden Trade Policies

Woman shopaholic running and pulling her boyfriend isolated on white background getty Retailers generally accept the hand they are dealt, but some are (perhaps) feeling victimized by current trade pol...

Hong Kong Internet Stocks Shout Gong Hei Fat Choy, Week In Review

China Last Night KraneShares Week in Review China released 2022 economic data this week. GDP grew by +3.0% while retail sales declined by -0.2%, less than expected. Chewy founder Ryan Cohen announced ...

Billionaire Jack Ma Reportedly Visits Hong Kong As Regulatory Pressure Eases In Mainland China

Alibaba Group cofounder Jack Ma. AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati Jack Ma, the cofounder of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, is now in Hong Kong to meet friends and finance executives, the Hong Kong Economi...

Foreign Investors Buy China In Size

China Last Night KraneShares Key News Asian equity markets were mixed as China, South Korea, and Indonesia outperformed while Hong Kong, Japan, India, and the Philippines were lower. Shanghai and Shen...

The Importance Of Vice Premier Liu He’s Davos Speech

China Last Night KraneShares Key News Asian stock markets were largely higher as Japan outperformed as the BoJ reaffirmed its commitment to yield curve control. US-listed Chinese stocks were down yest...

Investor Calls For More Buybacks From Alibaba, GDP & Retail Sales Beat Expectations

China Last Night KraneShares Key News Asian equity markets were largely lower as Pakistan was off nearly -3.5% following a largely positive day in the region on Monday. Hong Kong was mixed on Monday a...

Markets Rise On Epic Foreign Inflow As Internet Stocks Climb The Wall Of Worry, Week In Review

China Last Night KraneShares Week in Review China’s December CPI was released at +1.8% versus November’s +1.6%, meeting expectations of 1.8%. On Wednesday, The World Bank cut its 2023 global GDP growt...

CPI Under 2% In China As Clean Tech & EV Outperform

China Last Night KraneShares Key News Asia equities were largely higher except for Singapore and India’s small pullback in advance of the US’ highly anticipated CPI release. Overnight China’s December...

Rally Catches Its Breath As World Bank Releases 2023 GDP Forecast

China Last Night KraneShares Key News Asian equities were mixed overnight while Japan and South Korea outperformed. Hong Kong and China eased in afternoon trading though the Hang Seng closed in the gr...

EV & Auto Stocks Rise On December And 2022 Data As Tesla’s Market Share Drops

China Last Night KraneShares Key News Asian equities were mixed overnight as India underperformed the region. Light on news overnight as Hong Kong stocks took a breather after their strong rally which...

Reopening Rolls On, Clean Tech Jumps, Week In Review

China Last Night KraneShares Week in Review Asian equities started 2023 with China outperforming as the country gears up to allow foreign visitors to enter the country quarantine-free starting Sunday....

Foreign Investors Raise China Allocations Overnight

China Last Night KraneShares Key News Asian equity markets were higher as Hong Kong, China, and Singapore outperformed, while Indonesia was off more than -2%. Relatively quiet from a news perspective ...

Alibaba’s Ant Capital Raise, Real Estate Rises On Policy Support

China Last Night KraneShares Key News Asian equity markets were mixed as Hong Kong outperformed. South Korea, the Philippines, and Australia outperformed while Japan, India, and Indonesia underperform...

Markets Look Forward As Beijing & Guangzhou Are Past COVID Peak

China Last Night KraneShares Key News Asian equities were largely higher to start 2023 except for Japan, which took another day off today. Both Hong Kong and China opened lower with the Hang Seng down...

Happy New Year As Electric Vehicle & Auto Companies Celebrate Policy Support, Week In Review

China Last Night KraneShares Week in Review Asian equities had a bumpy week as reopening, and the spread of COVID in China continued to capture headlines, and US equities came back from the Christmas ...

CNY Ignores Western Headlines, Tencent Rises

China Last Night KraneShares Key News Similar to yesterday, North Asia was off, while South Asia managed small gains on light volumes following the US equity market sell-off yesterday. US tech weaknes...

Game On For Tencent & NetEase Amid New Game Approvals

Key News North Asia was off except for Hong Kong, while South Asia posted small gains on light volumes. Hong Kong opened higher for the first time since last Friday, closing up +1.56%, though off intr...

Inquiring Minds Want To Know Why 5+3=0 & What Spiked +412% Day Over Day On Trip.com

China Last Night KraneShares Key News Asian equity markets had a positive day on light volumes following a good day Monday for the small number of markets that were open (China, Taiwan, South Korea, a...

BioNTech MRNA Vaccine Approved In Hong Kong, Week In Review

Week in Review Asian equities started the week lower as the Bank of Japan unexpectedly raised its yield ceiling on government bonds, but gained some ground later in the week as Hong Kong outperformed....

Hong Kong accelerator looking to help 1,000 web3 startups in next 3 years

A start-up accelerator co-founded by Legislative Council of Hong Kong member Johnny Ng Kit-chong is looking to help 1,000 web3 startups set up shop in the city within the next three years. G-Roc...

Chinese Tourism Stocks Rally

China Last Night KraneShares Key News Asian equities were mixed overnight on light volumes. COVID’s spread in China is garnering more attention than I would have thought from Western media. 100%...

Bank Of Japan Bazookas Risk Assets

China Last Night KraneShares Key News Asian equities were poised for a weak day following Monday’s US stock market drop. The weak start went from bad to worse mid-morning as the end of the Bank ...