Bloomberg Hong Kong consumers will face higher prices for fresh produce, daily necessities and electrical goods over the coming weeks as a result of Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd.’s long-haul cargo flight halt, the South China Morning Post reported on Saturday. Consumers will experience food and product shortages in the next two to three weeks, especially seafood and vegetables, the …

  Bloomberg Indian investment bankers are set for their best year ever, collecting almost 26 billion rupees ($347 million) in fees from local initial public offerings (IPOs) that have reached an all-time high in 2021. A little over 110 companies ranging from online grocers to food delivery and beauty start-ups listed their shares in Mumbai this year, raising almost $18 …

  Bloomberg The Bank of Japan (BOJ) is on course to buy the smallest amount of local equity this year since former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe took office, a far cry from last year’s record haul during the height of pandemic. The BOJ purchased a total of 873.4 billion yen ($7.6 billion) in exchange-traded funds through December 27, according to …