Because you didn’t follow the big news. As I recalled HSBC gave DOJ some information regarding Huawai’s transactions with Iran, Bolton “kidnapped” Huawai founder’s daughter Meng in Vancouver airport. Don’t tell me the Chinese is easy to forgive, an eye for an eye, so to speak. Revenge is sweet.
There was obvious outrage against HSBC not protecting its customers information in other parts of the world it operates, and sell customers data to US jurisdiction. If you don’t know, HSBC can print Hong Kong banknote along with Standard Charter and Bank of China. HKMA could have dropped HSBC’s license. And China could have taken back HSBC banking licenses. HSBC makes 40% of its money in China alone. If I were Xi, I’d say fuck it.
I trade HK and NY equity markets, and London, Singapore debt markets, focus is not even my issues, big political currents do interfere trading calculus.