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Covid’s continued spread and the Taliban’s takeover in Afghanistan dampen market sentiment with the Hang Seng and Nikkei both retreating
China's securities regulators punished institutional investors in connection with listings on the Shanghai Stock Exchange's technology-focused STAR market as Beijing's crackdown on tech companies continued
Annual US producer prices hit a record last month, leaving investors convinced Washington will act to curb inflation sooner rather than later
Communist Party’s pledge to roll out more regulation over the next five years leaves traders nervous while pressure on Fed to ease up on its stimulus programme drops after encouraging inflation numbers
• Hong Kong ranks third for IPOs this year so far, behind Nasdaq and NYSE • Onslaught by Beijing’s rule-makers will...
• Fears US inflation data could spark Fed reaction and pandemic support cooling • But investors boosted by progress on...
• Bumper US job figures boost the mood on trading floors • Chinese tech firms lead the charge as Hong...
• Dow and S&P 500 record all-time highs while Hang Seng fizzles • Bitcoin hovering around $44,000 after surging more...
• PE and VC funds avoiding sensitive market sectors in China • Investors shifting to chips, automation, renewable energy, healthcare...
(AF) After deciding to withdraw the controversial retrospective tax laws, India is now hopeful that the move will allow entry...
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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
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Oil & GasIndia Is Likely Exporting Refined Russian Oil to the WestIndia’s fast-rising Russian oil imports are being matched by its rising oil exports suggesting it may be reselling Russia’s oil to the West.
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MarketsApple Asks Suppliers in Taiwan to Meet China Label StandardsUS tech giant Apple told its Taiwan suppliers that products moving to China must be labelled to state that the island is a part of China and not an independent nation
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MarketsIndian-Owned Tech Firms See Sharp Growth in UKDespite a moribund British economy and heavy corporate tax, Indian-owned tech firms are growing in the UK.
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MarketsChina Becomes World’s Second-Biggest Bitcoin Mining HubThe Bitcoin mining ban in China last year had collapsed its crypto markets. Despite that, the country has reemerged as a major bitcoin mining hub, according to research by the UK's University of Cambridge.
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