fbpx

Type to search

Latest: Asia Stock Market News

China to Set Up Blockchain Research Centre in Beijing – SCMP
China to Set Up Blockchain Research Centre in Beijing – SCMP

The centre will be tasked with exploring blockchain’s potential for the government, Chinese citizens and industries

Asia Stocks Retreat on US Inflation Fears But Nikkei Advances
Asia Stocks Retreat on US Inflation Fears But Nikkei Advances

Investors continued to be distracted by the US Fed’s rate hike threats while news on a new BOJ chief unsettled traders in Tokyo

India Finds Huge Lithium Deposits For First Time in Far North
India Finds Huge Lithium Deposits For First Time in Far North

The discovery comes at a time when India is looking to strengthen its supply of critical minerals that will be crucial for furthering its electric vehicle plans

US Weighs Sanctions on Chinese Entities Linked to Spy Balloon
SEBI Probing Adani Share Sale, MSCI Cuts Firms’ Index Weight
Investors Eye Better Returns as China Govt Bonds Lose Favour
Japan Carmakers Toyota, Nissan Post Surprise Bumper Profits
Google AI Chatbot’s Factual Error in Ad Costs $100bn – Reuters
Buffett’s Berkshire Sells Another $139 Million BYD Shares
Adani Rout Deepens Amid Concern on MSCI Downgrades

In This Section

AF Market Insights

Asia Financial Insights
Asia stock market insights, analysis, and guides from Asia Financial’s market and new economy experts.
logo

AF China Bond

Markets: 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