Speaking at the annual conference of the Asian Securities Industry and Financial Marekt Association, Hong Kong's Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Hui Cheng-yu, said that Hong Kong will further relax asset appraisal requirements and accept investments made through qualified private companies. The tax system for funds and single family offices will also be improved, and a new change of domicile system will be introduced to attract more international companies to set up offices or...
The US Treasury secretary said the strong dollar policy continued under Mr. Trump, saying in an interview that it had not wavered at all. "We want a stronger dollar. We don't want other countries to manipulate trade by devaluing their currencies."
US Treasury secretary Scott Bescent said he had personally vetted Treasury employees on Elon Musk's government efficiency team who had read-only access to federal payments data and that the Treasury payments system had not been modified. "This is an operational plan to suggest improvements," Mr. Bescent said in an interview on Thursday. "The ability to change the system is in the hands of the Fed. This system is not even run by us." Mr. Bescent is confident in Mr. Musk's team,...
The US Treasury secretary said the strong dollar policy continued under Mr. Trump, saying in an interview that it had not wavered at all. "We want a stronger dollar. We don't want other countries to manipulate trade by devaluing their currencies."
The Trump administration's focus on lowering borrowing costs is on the 10-year Treasury yield rather than the Federal Reserve's benchmark short-term interest rate, Treasury Secretary Vincent Bescent said. "He and I are focused on the 10-year Treasury," Mr. Bescent told Fox Business when asked if President Donald Trump wanted to lower rates. "He's not calling for...
Xu Zhengyu, Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury of Hong Kong, said in a radio interview that Hong Kong, as an asset management center or hub, will consult the market on the virtual asset custodian system this year and will gradually establish the entire virtual asset ecosystem, so that the market can not only develop sustainably, but also further integrate the new financial sector with the real economy.
The US Senate Finance Committee has voted to confirm Scott Bessant's nomination as Treasury Secretary, sending him to the full Senate for consideration.
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, we haven't seen much progress on inflation in the past few months.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has again called for stricter regulation of cryptoassets and stablecoins, noting the need to address vulnerabilities in the financial system. Speaking at the final meeting of the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) this year, Yellen highlighted the dual impact of digital asset innovation. While it brings market benefits, it also poses significant risks such as cyber security threats and operational challenges. Yellen warned that digital asset innovat...
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Friday that the U.S. financial system continues to face commercial real estate risks and vulnerabilities posed by digital assets in 2024, despite cooling inflation and low unemployment boosting the overall economy. She hinted that the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) member regulator remains focused on monitoring credit risk for commercial real estate and urged officials to keep an eye on Wall Street's ability to respond.
Donald Trump has appointed Scott Bessant as US Treasury secretary. "Scott is widely respected as one of the world's leading international investors and geopolitical and economic strategists," Mr. Trump said in a statement on his Truth Social platform. "Scott's story is the American dream."
Total foreign holdings of Treasuries rose to $8.6729 trillion in September from $8.5034 trillion in August, the highest level on record and the fifth straight monthly rise, according to the latest data from the US Treasury on Monday. China's holdings fell $3 billion to $772 billion in September, while Japan's fell $6 billion to $1.123 trillion in September.
The nomination of the new US Treasury secretary could be announced as early as this week.
Hong Kong Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury Hui Cheng-yu said during a visit to Zurich, Switzerland, that Hong Kong will consult the industry to increase the types of eligible transactions for which funds and single-family offices can enjoy tax concessions to cover emissions derivatives/emission limits, insurance-linked securities, loans and private credit investments, virtual assets, etc. He also said that green bonds issued by the Hong Kong government have so far successfully i...
Hong Kong's Deputy Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Chen Haolian, said that as an international financial center, Hong Kong has strong Web3 development potential and a sound regulatory system, and key technologies such as global blockchain ecosystem evolution and decentralized oracle network have great potential to promote the transformation of decentralized finance and digital economy. Therefore, it is hoped that Asia, especially Hong Kong, will gain a deeper understanding of ...