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Asian Markets Slump After US Inflation Rate Hits 13-Year High
Asian Markets Slump After US Inflation Rate Hits 13-Year High

Jittery traders are worried Fed will tighten monetary policy with analysts claiming Asia is particularly vulnerable to US tapering

Earnings Season Optimism Boosts Traders’ Mood But Covid Threat Remains
Earnings Season Optimism Boosts Traders’ Mood But Covid Threat Remains

The resurgence of the virus is a double-edged sword for markets – ensuring central banks will continue their ultra-loose policies but also bringing huge economic uncertainty too

Tencent’s Takeover of Sogou Endorsed by China Regulator
Tencent’s Takeover of Sogou Endorsed by China Regulator

China’s market regulator approves Tencent $3.5-billion takeover of US-listed search engine company Sogou   (AF) China’s anti-monopoly regulator has approved...

Bank of Japan Reveals Market-Boosting Green Bonds Plan
Indian SPACs With $15bn War Chests Seen Readying for US Listings
China to Order Tencent Music to Give Up Music Label Exclusivity – Sources
Beijing Blocks Tencent’s ‘Anti-Competition’ $5.3bn Video Games Mega-Merger
Global Bond Funds Swell as Investors Spot Cracks in Recovery
Covid’s Threat to Recovery Spreads Gloom Across Asia’s Markets
China SOEs Push Corporate Bond Defaults to a Record High

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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