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China’s CATL Looking to Raise $4 Billion In Hong Kong Listing
China’s CATL Looking to Raise $4 Billion In Hong Kong Listing

If the battery-maker's listing goes through as it plans, it would be the largest globally so far for the year

US Firms Seen Getting Chinese Rare Earth Permits After Truce
US Firms Seen Getting Chinese Rare Earth Permits After Truce

Industry sources expect Beijing to ease process for US firms to get export licences for rare earths, while Australia is looking to set up a strategic reserve stockpile of critical minerals

Asian Markets Rise After US, China Agree to Cut Majority of Tariffs
Asian Markets Rise After US, China Agree to Cut Majority of Tariffs

Asian markets rose, while the yuan and the dollar both surged after China and the US both said they have agreed to slash tariffs for 90 days

Nvidia ‘to Modify H20 Chip for China to Meet New US Export Limits’
India Seeks Quick Trade Deal With Trump, Offers to Slash Tariffs
Fear of Huge Job Losses Led to China’s Move to Discuss Tariffs
China’s Steelmakers Hit by Wave of Tariffs, Plunge in Export Orders
BYD Plants Seen Generating Big Sales in Europe, South America
US to Rejig Export Curbs for AI Chips, ‘Shift to Licensing Deals’
Pakistan Worries Loom Over Foreign Investors’ $5bn India Buying Spree

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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