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Even the cost overruns are fake news at HK-Zhuhai-Macau bridge

22 Nov 2017 - 5:53pm 2

Macroscope Aidan Yao

Look beyond the data to see China’s economic transformation

22 Nov 2017 - 8:02am

Macroscope Neal Kimberley

How are asset prices so high amid Fed recession warnings?

21 Nov 2017 - 10:52pm 1

Concrete Analysis Ian Sigmund

Is Germany the next property investment market for Hongkongers?

21 Nov 2017 - 7:21pm 3

More on Central Banks

Economy

The wild financial game no Chinese bank can afford to lose

22 Nov, 10:42am 2

Banking & Finance

China tightens leash on online lenders to curb runaway credit

22 Nov, 12:49pm 1

Economy

China banking on home-grown system to keep financial crises at bay

17 Nov, 10:09am 1

Money & Wealth

Are the doom-mongers overstating China’s financial risks?

15 Nov, 10:38pm 3

Global Economy

2018’s main risks and opportunities all stem from monetary policies

14 Nov, 10:29pm

More on Trade

Diplomacy & Defence

Mugabe’s exit ‘will make Zimbabwe even closer to China’

22 Nov, 5:46pm 1

Policies & Politics

Beijing, Washington move closer to trade war as probes target China

22 Nov, 4:56pm 16

Opinion

Look beyond the data to see China’s economic transformation

22 Nov, 8:02am

Insight & Opinion

Why Donald Trump is preparing for a trade war with China

21 Nov, 7:55pm 9

Policies & Politics

Beijing’s top US envoy spurns critics of Xi-Trump summit results

17 Nov, 8:53pm 3

Insight & Opinion

Is US retreat from Asia pulling China, Japan and South Korea closer?

16 Nov, 7:18pm 1

Enterprises

China cross-border online retail spending to top US$100b

15 Nov, 11:00pm

More on Consumers

China Business

It’s fewer sugary sodas, as Chinese consumers seek healthier choices

21 Nov, 6:27pm 9

Companies

Shampoo to boats: how China leads the planet in online shopping

12 Nov, 10:19pm 3

Commodities

Chinese Valentine’s Day boosts gold sales in third quarter

9 Nov, 5:48pm 1

Health & Environment

One in four clothes items bought online worn twice at most

8 Nov, 11:42am 8

China Business

Chinese women won over by progressive feminist brands

6 Nov, 8:56am 1

Economy

Retail sector sees biggest monthly growth in over two years

3 Nov, 10:31pm

The bridge will be open and available at just about the time that our container port goes into a steep decline

Even the cost overruns are fake news at HK-Zhuhai-Macau bridge

Hongkongers are set to foot a bigger bill than expected for the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau bridge after latest estimates showed the cost for the bridge had overrun by one third or HK$11.8 billion.

SCMP, November 23

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22 Nov 2017 - 4:34pm 1

China’s rapid structural rebalancing has created polarisations across sectors, industries and markets. A simple average across all is no longer representative of China’s macroeconomic performance.

Look beyond the data to see China’s economic transformation

22 Nov 2017 - 8:02am

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Global stocks rally with US shares hitting closing record highs

22 Nov 2017 - 7:41am

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How are asset prices so high amid Fed recession warnings?

21 Nov 2017 - 10:52pm 1

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Dollar nears one-week high on German political uncertainty

21 Nov 2017 - 7:45am

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Yellen to leave Fed once successor is sworn in

21 Nov 2017 - 6:01am 1

The stars of the European Union on banners flying outside the European Central Bank headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany. Photo: Bloomberg

Will Europe’s economic miracle be derailed by an ECB power struggle?

20 Nov 2017 - 10:33pm

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Don’t blame China for emerging market wobbles

20 Nov 2017 - 10:33pm 1

Chart of the day: Signs of dollar weakness

Chart of the day: Signs of dollar weakness

20 Nov 2017 - 12:57am

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Rediscovering tolerance after Trump-dominated Apec meeting

19 Nov 2017 - 10:18pm 2

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US dollar eyes biggest weekly loss in a month

18 Nov 2017 - 7:45am

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Volkswagen to spend US$40 billion on electric cars

18 Nov 2017 - 6:07am

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17 Nov 2017 - 11:00pm

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China tightens bank shareholding rules after lifting cap on foreign stakes

17 Nov 2017 - 8:03am

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17 Nov 2017 - 2:26am

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16 Nov 2017 - 11:00pm

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VW heats up battle in China’s green vehicles market with new investment

16 Nov 2017 - 11:14pm

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Evergrande Group chairman emerges tops on Forbes’ China rich list

16 Nov 2017 - 4:53pm

Expect the rally to continue for now, even as markets are showing more strain with each passing day

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16 Nov 2017 - 10:35pm 1

Hong Kong’s Causeway Bay is the world’s second most expensive retail district in the world for the second straight year, according to Cushman & Wakefield. Photo: Sam Tsang

Causeway Bay, Fifth Avenue still world’s most expensive retail strips

16 Nov 2017 - 11:00pm 4

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Stocks post longest losing streak in eight months

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Trump’s US$250 billion of deals with China is ‘fake news’

15 Nov 2017 - 10:36pm 6

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16 Nov 2017 - 5:51am

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Private equity investors no longer seen as vultures in Japan

14 Nov 2017 - 10:58pm

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