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BoJ Holds Firm on Easing But Hints at End to Negative Rates
BoJ Holds Firm on Easing But Hints at End to Negative Rates

Japan’s central bank signalled it could begin phasing out its huge stimulus programme but refused to reveal a timetable

Losses on $50bn Leveraged Products Behind China Stocks Plunge
Losses on $50bn Leveraged Products Behind China Stocks Plunge

A distinct Chinese market derivative, 'snowball' products once helped the country's investors deal with market volatility. Now, they're threatening to trigger an avalanche in equities

Zee Shares Plunge 30% After Sony Ends $10bn Indian Merger
Zee Shares Plunge 30% After Sony Ends $10bn Indian Merger

Broadcaster's shares plunged on Tuesday after investors bailed out of the Indian entertainment group when its $10-billion merger with Sony collapsed on Monday

China Warns Officials Against Falsifying Economic Data
China Looking at Further Moves to Prop up its Slumping Markets
Hang Seng Bounces Back on Policy Boost, Nikkei Flattens Out
Tencent Leads China Shares up as Gaming Body Drops New Rules
In New Comic, China Signals ‘Foreign Threat’ to its Rare Earths
Mortgage Delinquencies in China Soared by 43% in 2023
Collapsed Crypto Group Seeks Bankruptcy Protection in US

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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