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The sell-off was triggered by deepening investor worries over inflation and higher interest rates. Cryptocurrencies were dragged down, too.
The prospect of major rate hikes with US prices soaring sent the region’s markets into a tailspin with tech stocks like JD.com leading the plunge
The JD Technology IPO is a $2-billion listing planned for Hong Kong later this year, but it has been held up by CSRC concerns over its consumer fintech business.
South Korea's Coupang is trading 70% below its listing price and is one of many SoftBank portfolio companies, including Didi and Grab Holdings, that tumbled in the January-March quarter.
The state-owned enterprise has noticed sharp growth for its medical aesthetics business after the company became the exclusive distributor in China for Letybo, a botox product
The company upset Chinese regulators by pushing ahead with a $4.4 billion listing in the US despite being asked to put it on hold. Shareholders will vote on its US delisting plan on May 23.
Nomura said yuan depreciation could also add modest inflationary pressures, as China is the world’s largest importer of energy and agricultural products
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority bought almost HK$1.6 billion ($202 million) of the territory's currency after it fell to its lower limit of HK$7.85 in New York trading hours
The fund outperformed all other actively managed US equities in 2020 on the strength of its portfolio of companies such as Zoom Video Communications and Teladoc Health
The US Indo-Pacific Economic Framework has four pillars: supply-chain stability, digital economy, the fight against climate change and one related to labour, tax and anti-corruption measures
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