AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoHKEX Listing Reform: Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing will let qualified companies, including start-ups, make confidential IPO filings during the initial application stage, aiming to boost competitiveness while keeping public disclosure standards intact. Crypto & Markets: US spot Ethereum ETFs ended a five-day inflow streak with $70.62m net outflows, while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng slipped 1.1% on oil-led inflation fears and Middle East tensions. US Trade Policy: The USTR’s forced-labour Section 301 tariffs on 60 economies take effect, with rates of 10% or 12.5% depending on each country’s enforcement status. China-EU Sanctions Clash: China lodged a formal protest after the EU added 14 Chinese and Hong Kong entities to its 21st Russia sanctions package; Beijing retaliated by adding 14 EU entities to its export control list. Local Business & Housing: Hop On, the administrator of the Tai Po fire-hit Wang Fuk Court estate, said it is issuing refunds after sorting “chaotic” records, with more than 800,000 documents reviewed. Weather & Operations: Typhoon Noul is expected to hit southern China, prompting Guangdong transport suspensions and flight/bridge disruptions affecting Hong Kong.
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