Bloomberg The rally in the Hong Kong dollar extended, with the currency strengthening to the strong half of its trading band as rising borrowing costs discouraged traders to short it. The currency rose about 0.15% to 7.7986 per dollar Wednesday, passing the midpoint of its 7.75-7.85 trading band for the first time since February. The surge came as the ...

Bloomberg HSBC Holdings Plc shares rose after the lender agreed to sell its Canadian unit for C$13.5 billion ($10 billion) in cash and said it’s “proactively” considering a one-time dividend or fresh stock buyback. The shares gained 2.2% in Hong Kong, the biggest gain since November 15. The London-headquartered lender’s dividend payout is an important focus for Hong Kong’s retail ...

Bloomberg Binance, the world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange, bought a Japan crypto exchange service provider to re-enter a market it said will play a “key role” in the future of cryptocurrency adoption. The firm acquired 100% of Sakura Exchange BitCoin, paving the way for it to enter Japan as a regulated entity, Binance said in a statement on Wednesday. The purchase ...

  Bloomberg Thailand increased its key interest rate by a quarter point for a third straight meeting and raised its inflation estimate for 2023 while reiterating it’s ready to adjust the size and timing of its tightening. The Bank of Thailand’s monetary policy committee voted unanimously to raise the one-day repurchase rate by 25 basis points to 1.25% on Wednesday, ...

  Bloomberg Deutsche Bank made its first hire of a base metals trader as the German lender plots a partial return to the business about a decade after pulling back. Thiebaud Format will join Deutsche Bank in London from BNP Paribas SA, according to people familiar with the matter. He will work on the existing precious metals desk but his ...

Bloomberg November is turning out to be the best month for Asia stocks since early 1990s relative to their global peers. The MSCI Asia Pacific Index jumped 14% this month, set for its biggest jump since 1998, as benchmarks in markets from Hong Kong to the Philippines saw strong gains that cracked records held for at least a decade. The ...

  Bloomberg Stocks and bonds have been traveling almost in lockstep in recent months, heaping pressure on investors seeking to hedge risk by splitting their portfolios between the two asset classes. The 60-day correlation between the Bloomberg Global Aggregate Bond Index and the MSCI All Country World Index of stocks climbed to the highest level since 2012 this week, according ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has said that November 30 is a day that strengthens people’s loyalty to the UAE while remembering the heroes who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country. In a statement to mark Commemoration Day, observed on November 30 each year, His Highness spoke of the UAE’s ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM President HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has ordered the release of 1,530 prisoners, ahead of UAE’s 51st National Day. The pardoned prisoners had been sentenced to jail terms for a variety of offenses. His Highness Sheikh Mohamed also pledged to settle the financial obligations of the released prisoners. The President’s pardon gives the ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Dr Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of State for Foreign Trade, has led an Emirati delegation of business, investment, and development leaders, including Mohammed Ali Al Shorafa, Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development, to Cameroon to explore opportunities and strengthen UAE-Cameroon ties. During the visit, Al Zeyoudi held numerous talks on ...