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Hong Kong Lifeline Buys Cheng Family Time to Save New World automated-news
Hong Kong Lifeline Buys Cheng Family Time to Save New World

It was a Wednesday evening in late September and analysts covering New World Development Co. were getting antsy. The cash-strapped Hong Kong developer was late to report its earnings, and executives hadn’t shown up to a scheduled briefing.

12 Oct 2026
Goldman Says Market Is Underestimating How Far Yuan Can Rise automated-news
Goldman Says Market Is Underestimating How Far Yuan Can Rise

A stronger yuan is among the most underpriced scenarios in the world’s $9.5 trillion-a-day foreign exchange market, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc.’s Kamakshya Trivedi.

12 Oct 2026
Saudi warning system stayed silent before deadly airport attacks - Reuters automated-news
Saudi warning system stayed silent before deadly airport attacks - Reuters

Saudi warning system stayed silent before deadly airport attacks Reuters

12 Oct 2026
Gold Holds Drop as Middle East Fighting Stokes Inflation Fears automated-news
Gold Holds Drop as Middle East Fighting Stokes Inflation Fears

Gold held a loss as the spreading conflict in the Middle East stoked fears that further energy supply disruptions could keep inflation elevated and increase the prospects for interest-rate hikes.

12 Oct 2026
Trump says he is ‘looking at’ firing envoy to Greece over alleged misconduct automated-news
Trump says he is ‘looking at’ firing envoy to Greece over alleged misconduct

US president contemplating dismissing Kimberly Guilfoyle after report claiming she accepted improper gifts

12 Oct 2026
Malaysia King Buys Stake in Miner Expanding Into Rare Earths automated-news
Malaysia King Buys Stake in Miner Expanding Into Rare Earths

Malaysia’s billionaire king bought a stake in local miner Southern Alliance Mining Ltd., which is expanding into rare earths, including through a project in his home state of Johor.

12 Oct 2026
Chip Selloff Triggers 7% Korea Rout After CEO’s ‘Casino’ Warning automated-news
Chip Selloff Triggers 7% Korea Rout After CEO’s ‘Casino’ Warning

A global slide in semiconductor stocks deepened, sending South Korea’s chip-heavy equity benchmark down 7% as concerns about AI overheating and Chinese competition intensified.

12 Oct 2026
BNY's LaRusse Sees Scope for Bond Market Relief Rally automated-news
BNY's LaRusse Sees Scope for Bond Market Relief Rally

April LaRusse, co-head of global client portfolio management at BNY Investments, says it is too early to confidently call a peak in Treasury yields. Speaking on "The Asia Trade," LaRusse says current market pricing for roughly three rate hikes looks excessive, leaving room for a relief rally if the

12 Oct 2026
Treasuries Gain on Haven Demand as Trading Resumes After Holiday automated-news
Treasuries Gain on Haven Demand as Trading Resumes After Holiday

Treasuries advanced as trading resumed after a long weekend, with a slide in Asian equities fueling demand for haven assets.

12 Oct 2026
Smartphone Maker Transsion Raises $390 Million in HK Listing automated-news
Smartphone Maker Transsion Raises $390 Million in HK Listing

Shenzhen Transsion Holdings Co., which dominates the market for smartphones in Africa, raised HK$3.1 billion ($390 million) from a Hong Kong share share sale after pricing the deal near the top end.

12 Oct 2026
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