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Weak Demand Pushes China Into Possible Year-Long Deflation
Weak Demand Pushes China Into Possible Year-Long Deflation

Anxiety is rising that China is entering an era of much slower economic growth akin to the period of Japan's "lost decades", which saw consumer prices and wages stagnate for a generation

Hang Seng Bets on Stimulus after Deflation Jolt, Nikkei Falls
Hang Seng Bets on Stimulus after Deflation Jolt, Nikkei Falls

China fell into deflation in July, taking the wind out of investors’ sails, while worries over this week’s US inflation data also dampened the mood

US Set to Outline Ban on Sensitive Tech Investment in China
US Set to Outline Ban on Sensitive Tech Investment in China

The US is expected to target private equity, venture capital and joint venture investments in China in chips, quantum computing and AI; firms will have to report that activity, sources say

India Quietly Bans Use of Chinese Parts in Military Drones
China’s Biggest Developer Misses Bond Payments, Shares Slump
Property, Tech Drag on Hang Seng; Dollar Boost Lifts Nikkei
China’s Trade to the US and EU Sank Further in July, Data Shows
Foreign Investors Shunning China, Piling Pressure on Yuan
China, US, India Face Climate Change Debt-Cost Time Bomb
SoftBank Set to Finally See Green as Tech Valuations Jump

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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