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China Factory Activity Slips to a Five-Month Low, Survey Shows
China Factory Activity Slips to a Five-Month Low, Survey Shows

Sentiment remains gloomy among manufacturers as domestic demand is increasingly under siege and external pressures from trade tensions loom large

New US Chip Equipment Export Rule to Hit Taiwan, ASEAN States
New US Chip Equipment Export Rule to Hit Taiwan, ASEAN States

The move in August will expand the Foreign Direct Product rule – to bar half a dozen fabs at China's most sophisticated chipmaking firms from receiving exports from many countries

Beijing Funded Huawei Comeback With $6bn Support in 2023 – WSJ
Beijing Funded Huawei Comeback With $6bn Support in 2023 – WSJ

Huawei Technologies had received more than $1 billion in government grants last year, plus government procurement contracts worth around $5 billion, according to a new report

EU Denies Backing China Proposal to End Ukraine War – SCMP
SpaceX Discussing Possible Rocket Landing Off Australia
India Not About to Drop Ban on Chinese Investment: Trade Minister
‘India’s Tesla’, Ola Electric, Eyes $734 Million IPO
Big Tech’s Lofty Valuations Spark Bruising Selloff Fears
OpenAI’s ‘$8.5 Billion Bills’ Report Sparks Bankruptcy Speculation
China’s Cosco Shipping, Fortescue Eyeing Ammonia-Fuelled Ships

Fintech: The Big Picture

ASML in the Centre of the Chip War

With a market cap of$240 billion, chipmaker ASML is Europe’s most valuable tech company. Its market-leading position comes from its monopoly in Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography (EUV) machines which allow chipmakers to make smaller, faster and smarter semiconductors