Hong Kong

Hong Kong Likely to Join CBDC Bandwagon

Hong Kong has started taking baby steps towards issuing a central bank digital currency as it joins the growing list of countries studying the technical and strategic feasibility of the same. The central bank of…

HKEX Hires John Buckley As Head of Exchange…

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) has appointed John Buckley as Head of Exchange Operations and Transformation. John Buckley will be in charge of all the exchange operations and will lead the strategic development…

Sino US Trade war

Wall Street to Edge Lower on Protests and…

[caption id="attachment_367011" align="alignleft" width="300"] Protests against racial discrimination[/caption] Protests against racial discrimination taking violent tone and escalating China-U.S. tensions weigh down the market.  Summary: Global equities are off to a positive start for the week…

Holiday Season Trade

Asian Markets Rally On Trump’s Mute Response to…

[caption id="attachment_364729" align="alignleft" width="300"] Asian markets rally[/caption] Asian markets rally on Monday morning after President Trump on his announcement last Friday left the trade deal with China intact, and he didn't impose any sanctions on…

Global Equities Painted

European Indices Edge Lower, Wall Street to Tumble…

[caption id="attachment_366945" align="alignleft" width="300"] European stocks lower[/caption] President Trump’s response to China to decide directional cues as the trading session comes to an end for the month. Prevalent caution ahead of Trump’s briefing keeps risk…

Trump Comment

Wall Street to Open Flat amid Mixed Cues…

President Trump's executive order for social media operators and US Prelim GDP data in focus.  [caption id="attachment_365925" align="alignleft" width="300"] Sino-U.S. Tensions[/caption] Summary: European markets are continuing to see major indices and key equities trade on…