News Topic - Hong Kong
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Asian Stocks Sink as US Economy Wilts
Nikkei loses more than 6 percent Tuesday; declines also in Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, South Korea, Philippines
Voice of America – Dec 2, 2008 10:14 AM [GMT] – comment?
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Nikkei loses more than 6 percent Tuesday; declines also in Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, South Korea, Philippines
Voice of America – Dec 2, 2008 10:14 AM [GMT] – comment?
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HK index tumbles 5 percent on US losses
AP - Hong Kong's stock index tumbled 5 percent Tuesday, tracking Wall Street's overnight plunge with investors spooked by a dismal economic outlook.
Yahoo! – Dec 2, 2008 09:31 AM [GMT] – comment?
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AP - Hong Kong's stock index tumbled 5 percent Tuesday, tracking Wall Street's overnight plunge with investors spooked by a dismal economic outlook.
Yahoo! – Dec 2, 2008 09:31 AM [GMT] – comment?
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Asia stocks slide as global outlook darkens
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Asian equities slid on Tuesday after signs of a deepening global economic slump slammed stocks worldwide the previous day, driving benchmark U.S. Treasury yields to their lowest since the 1950s.
Reuters – Dec 2, 2008 07:34 AM [GMT] – comment?
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HONG KONG (Reuters) - Asian equities slid on Tuesday after signs of a deepening global economic slump slammed stocks worldwide the previous day, driving benchmark U.S. Treasury yields to their lowest since the 1950s.
Reuters – Dec 2, 2008 07:34 AM [GMT] – comment?
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BOJ to accept wider range of collateral in fund operations
HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- The Bank of Japan's policy board decided at an unscheduled meeting Tuesday to accept a broader range of collateral against the provision of liquidity, including loosened standards for the acceptance of corporate bonds, as it seeks to bolster funding available to compa ... more »
MarketWatch.com – Dec 2, 2008 06:34 AM [GMT] – comment?
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HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- The Bank of Japan's policy board decided at an unscheduled meeting Tuesday to accept a broader range of collateral against the provision of liquidity, including loosened standards for the acceptance of corporate bonds, as it seeks to bolster funding available to compa ... more »
MarketWatch.com – Dec 2, 2008 06:34 AM [GMT] – comment?
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Thai court bans prime minister from politics for 5 years
HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Thailand's Constitutional Court Tuesday ordered Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat's People Power Party to dissolve and banned the premier from political office for five years, according to a Dow Jones Newswire report. The court took the action after finding the pa ... more »
MarketWatch.com – Dec 2, 2008 05:51 AM [GMT] – comment?
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HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Thailand's Constitutional Court Tuesday ordered Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat's People Power Party to dissolve and banned the premier from political office for five years, according to a Dow Jones Newswire report. The court took the action after finding the pa ... more »
MarketWatch.com – Dec 2, 2008 05:51 AM [GMT] – comment?
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Inside today's Gazette
Canada's Foreign Affairs Department said yesterday it has workedout a deal that will see dozens of Canadians stranded in Thailandleave the troubled country today. The deal would see a group ofCanadians fly to Hong Kong to escape Thai protests. Details, PageA16.
Canada.com – Dec 2, 2008 05:00 AM [GMT] – comment?
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Canada's Foreign Affairs Department said yesterday it has workedout a deal that will see dozens of Canadians stranded in Thailandleave the troubled country today. The deal would see a group ofCanadians fly to Hong Kong to escape Thai protests. Details, PageA16.
Canada.com – Dec 2, 2008 05:00 AM [GMT] – comment?
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Bill Clinton kicks off conference in Hong KongAP - Former President Bill Clinton kicked off his first charitable conference abroad in Hong Kong on Tuesday after he agreed to greater oversight of his foundation to pave the way for his wife Hillary Rodham Clinton's appointment by President-elect Barack Obama as secretary of state.
Yahoo! – Dec 2, 2008 04:33 AM [GMT] – comment?
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Australian central bank cuts interest rates to 4.25%
HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- The Reserve Bank of Australia cut its main interest rate to 4.25% from 5.25% Tuesday, its lowest level since December 2001. In an accompanying statement, Gov. Glenn Stevens said the rate cut will take monetary policy to its previous cyclical low point, a level he described ... more »
MarketWatch.com – Dec 2, 2008 04:01 AM [GMT] – comment?
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HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- The Reserve Bank of Australia cut its main interest rate to 4.25% from 5.25% Tuesday, its lowest level since December 2001. In an accompanying statement, Gov. Glenn Stevens said the rate cut will take monetary policy to its previous cyclical low point, a level he described ... more »
MarketWatch.com – Dec 2, 2008 04:01 AM [GMT] – comment?
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Bill Clinton kicks off charitable conference in Hong Kong as wife named secretary of state
HONG KONG (AP) _ Former President Bill Clinton kicked off his first charitable conference abroad in Hong Kong on Tuesday after his wife, U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton, was named secretary of state by President-elect Barack Obama.
Newsday.com – Dec 2, 2008 02:35 AM [GMT] – comment?
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HONG KONG (AP) _ Former President Bill Clinton kicked off his first charitable conference abroad in Hong Kong on Tuesday after his wife, U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton, was named secretary of state by President-elect Barack Obama.
Newsday.com – Dec 2, 2008 02:35 AM [GMT] – comment?
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HK index opens 5 percent lower
Hong Kong's benchmark index has plunged more than 5 percent after the opening of trade, tracking sharp losses overnight on Wall Street.
KansasCity.com – Dec 2, 2008 02:22 AM [GMT] – comment?
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Hong Kong's benchmark index has plunged more than 5 percent after the opening of trade, tracking sharp losses overnight on Wall Street.
KansasCity.com – Dec 2, 2008 02:22 AM [GMT] – comment?
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