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During consultation with members of the public in recent weeks, Hong Kong’s officials floated the idea of raising the 16% tax rate on the top income band of HK$5mil or more, said the people ...
The Gini coefficient is a system used to compare countries’ inequalities. Hong Kong’s score, at 0.53, is the highest it has been in 30 years. Even though costs have increased, graduate ...
An executive order he signed will eliminate the “de minimis provision” for goods from China and Hong Kong on May 2. Here's ...
Excess liquidity, low interest rates and a tight housing supply have caused Hong Kong property prices to rise rapidly. The lower and middle-income segments of the population increasingly find ...
Uncertainty, market volatility and negative sentiment are back in spades and there seems little light at the end of the ...
Facing a global market meltdown, President Donald Trump on Wednesday abruptly backed down on his tariffs on most nations for ...
China said it will take “resolute measures” to defend its trading rights, but gave no details on how it will respond to U.S.
European Union member states have voted to approve retaliatory tariffs on $23 billion in goods in response to U.S. President ...
The S&P 500 slipped into bear market territory in early trading but by the end of the day climbed back close to where it ...
A large share of Chinese exports to the U.S. are relatively cheap, low-tech items like toys, furniture, appliances and apparel. But China also imports many high-end products and components such as ...
While cheating on trade does happen — genuine accusations of it can be adjudicated at the World Trade Organization — the White House’s formula for calculating the tariff rates leaned on how much of a ...
The U.S. stock market is shaking through twitchy trading after most other markets tumbled as President Donald Trump’s trade war keeps escalating ...