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Hong Kong mulls longer stock trading hours, ending lunch break
It is proposing to start equities trading 30 minutes earlier at 9 am, and to scrap the one hour lunch break that starts at noonPublished Mon, Jul 20, 2026...
China exports 20% fewer magnets to US despite trade truce
Customs data show shipments stabilising in 2026, but still well below levels seen before curbs were introducedPublished Mon, Jul 20, 2026 · 03:13 PMCHINA’S shipments of rare earth magnets...
Blackstone agrees to invest in Korean robotics supplier Futronic
This values the firm at around US$675 million, according to people familiar with the matterPublished Mon, Jul 20, 2026 · 01:29 PMBLACKSTONE has agreed to invest in Futronic, a...
China’s Innolight eyes US$8 billion Hong Kong IPO, potentially city’s largest in seven years
Published Mon, Jul 20, 2026 · 12:45 PMCHINA’S Zhongji Innolight is starting to gauge investor demand for its Hong Kong listing, according to terms of the deal seen by...
New Zealand meat sales to US surge 60% as American beef herd shrinks
Published Mon, Jul 20, 2026 · 11:56 AMNEW Zealand meat exports surged to a record in the second quarter, boosted by sales to the US where cattle herds have...
Australia, New Zealand dollars wobble on war jitters, Kiwi inflation data in focus
Published Mon, Jul 20, 2026 · 10:47 AM[SYDNEY] The Australian and New Zealand dollars struggled to steady on Monday as more US strikes on Iran sent oil prices sharply...
China securities regulator to hold market stability meeting, state media reports
The China Securities Regulatory Commission has called for a meeting to hear proposals on market developmentPublished Mon, Jul 20, 2026 · 10:17 AM[SHANGHAI/ BEIJING] China’s securities watchdog will meet...
Gold falls as US-Iran hostilities keep rate hike bets on table
Published Mon, Jul 20, 2026 · 09:35 AM[SINGAPORE] Gold declined on Monday (Jul 20) after the US and Iran ramped up attacks over the weekend, stoking bets that the...
How a dispute over e-commerce firm Coupang is testing US-South Korea ties
A US$422 million fine over Coupang’s data breach has raised tensions between the US and South KoreaPublished Mon, Jul 20, 2026 · 08:28 AM[SEOUL] South Korea’s decision to fine...
Bond traders see inflation fight continuing as they take Fed chair Warsh at his word
Published Mon, Jul 20, 2026 · 07:00 AMBOND traders and US Federal Reserve chair Kevin Warsh are in agreement on a crucial point: The central bank’s fight against inflation...
