News with the tag "hk"

Asia-Pacific markets mixed on Thursday, tracking an upbeat session on Wall Street overnight after the Fed kept interest rates steady while signaling two more rate cuts for 2025 but lowered GDP forecasts and raised inflation projections. Investors also digested the latest monetary policy decision fro...

Asia-Pacific markets in red on Tuesday following a downbeat session on Wall Street overnight, amid relentless tariff wrangling and concerns over a potential economic recession. Japan ( NKY:IND ) fell 0.78% to below 36,200, while the broader Topix Index dropped 2.9% to 2,620 on Tuesday, reaching thei...

Asia-Pacific markets in red on Friday, mirroring global market sentiment as investors grappled with further uncertainty from President Donald Trump’s fluctuating tariff policies ahead of the U.S. jobs report. Bangladesh’s annual inflation rate slowed for the third consecutive month to 9.32% in Febru...

Authorities in Hong Kong have issued a warning after an X account impersonating Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu falsely claimed the government was launching a “National Hong Kong Coin” on the Solana blockchain. The fake account also announced that the coin will be launched at 02:00 PM Hong Kong Tim...

Asia-Pacific markets saw widespread gains Thursday, buoyed by Trump's delayed auto tariffs and China's stimulus, mirroring positive global market sentiment. Caution also built ahead of the release of Chinese trade data on Friday, amid escalating trade tensions with the US. Japan ( NKY:IND ) rose 0.8...

Asia-Pacific markets mostly advance after US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick suggested that the US might reach a compromise with Canada and Mexico on tariffs. The move alleviated concerns over the global trade war, which had escalated due to US tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China. Investors react...

HashKey Global, a major Asian digital asset firm, has made it easier and cheaper for users to transfer funds by adding Ethereum support to Base. As reported, this change will help people using their platform save money on fees and speed up transactions. Lower Fees, Faster Transactions Notably, the l...

HashKey Global, a flagship digital asset exchange under HashKey Group, has just integrated Ethereum support on Base, slashing the costs of transferring funds to and from the exchange. HashKey Global has successfully integrated Ethereum (ETH) on the Base network, with deposit and withdrawal services ...

Asia-Pacific markets mostly in red tracking a sharp decline in US stocks overnight as caution lingered amid worries of a global trade war, following China and Canada's plans for retaliatory tariffs on U.S. products, further escalating global trade tensions. China introduced tariffs on US goods and o...

Is THORChain, the decentralized cross-chain exchange protocol, facing a critical moment? A prominent figure within the THORChain community, known as TCB (@1984_is_today on X), has issued a stark warning that could signal significant upheaval for the platform. The core issue? Concerns surrounding tra...