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China’s Central Bank Ramps Up Bulk Dollar Deal Scrutiny
China’s Central Bank Ramps Up Bulk Dollar Deal Scrutiny

The Chinese yuan has fallen by about 6% against the US dollar so far this year, a level not seen since the 2008 global financial crisis

Alibaba Stock Slips On Daniel Zhang’s Sudden Cloud Unit Exit
Alibaba Stock Slips On Daniel Zhang’s Sudden Cloud Unit Exit

The cloud unit is Alibaba's second-biggest money spinner, valued at $41 billion to $60 billion ahead of an IPO planned for next year

Property, Tech Drag on Hang Seng, Nikkei Dips on BoJ Fears
Property, Tech Drag on Hang Seng, Nikkei Dips on BoJ Fears

China’s property woes continued to have an impact on stocks around the region while rumours of an end to Japan’s easy monetary policy also unsettled traders

China’s Gotion Gets US Nod on $2 Billion Lithium Battery Plant
Five Big Chinese Cities Lift Home Buying Curbs to Aid Developers
Seeking China Hedge, Top US Chip Firms to Join Biden in Vietnam
Deflationary Pressures on China Ease, But Demand Still Weak
India, US, Saudi, EU Sign Ports Deal To Counter China Amid G20
Modi-Biden ‘Affirm’ Tech, Defence Ties Ahead of India G20 Summit
Threat of More Chip Curbs Spurs Warnings on China Innovation

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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