The Hong Kong Monetary Authority left its base rate unchanged at 4.75% on Thursday, tracking a move by the U.S. Federal Reserve to keep rates steady. Hong Kong's monetary policy moves in lock-step with the United States as the city's currency is pegged to the greenback in a tight range of 7.

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) maintained its base rate at 4.75% on Thursday, aligning with the U.S. Federal Reserves decision to hold rates steady. Hong Kongs monetary policy follows U.S. interest rate moves

Asian stocks advanced Wednesday in thin Lunar New Year trading following a rebound on Wall Street driven by tech stocks as the panic over Chinese AI company DeepSeek faded. Most

Trump targets BRICS over de-dollarization, warns of 100% tariffs. Markets brace for trade risks as US-China tensions threaten sentiment.

Asia-Pacific markets rose on Thursday despite a sharp decline on Wall Street the previous day as investors reassessed the Fed's policy outlook after its widely expected decision to hold rates steady and acknowledged that inflation remains "somewhat elevated.

The technology-dominated index slipped 3.07% to finish at 19,341.83. The S&P 500 shed 1.46% and closed at 6,012.28. The Dow Jones Industrial Average managed to add 289.33 points, or 0.65%, settling at 44,713.58.

SINGAPORE - Shares in Singapore ended lower on Jan 27, tracking declines in the region. The benchmark Straits Times Index declined 0.2 per cent or 7.55 points to 3,796.71. Across the broader market, losers outnumbered gainers 277 to 242, after one billion securities worth $1.1 billion changed hands.

The second Trump term will likely create economic volatility, but financials, consumer discretionary, industrials are sectors expected to benefit, alongside AI and small caps, note the analysts.

In currencies, the dollar jumped 0.3% against the Chinese yuan in offshore trading, and rallied 0.4% versus the Aussie and 0.5% versus the New Zealand dollar, with the antipodean currencies tending to act as more liquid proxies for China's currency due to close trade ties.

SINGAPORE shares ended lower on Monday (Jan 27), tracking declines in the region. Read more at The Business Times.

Wall Street is pointing slightly lower in early trading but is on track to close the week with solid gains on healthy quarterly earnings reports from large U.S. corporations.

The Exchange Fund, Hong Kong's financial war chest for defending ... The weak performance of the stock markets in the fourth quarter and falling bond prices affected the performance of the ...