Bloomberg Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd (HKEX) plans to establish a representative office in New York to market its offerings in the US amid increasing doubts over the former British colony’s status as a financial hub. The new office will comprise of only about five staff, people familiar with the plans said, asking not to be identified discussing private …

Bloomberg European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde called the prospect of an interest-rate increase next year unlikely, but said she’d quickly take action to combat elevated inflation should it become necessary. “When the conditions of our forward guidance are satisfied, we will not hesitate to act,” Lagarde told Reuters in a webcast interview. Her remarks come just days after …

Bloomberg China tech shares tumbled on Monday, with a key gauge poised to close at its lowest level since launch last year as concerns mount over how many more companies could withdraw from American exchanges. The Hang Seng Tech Index, a gauge of mostly Chinese tech giants traded in Hong Kong, saw losses deepen to as much as 3.6% in …