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Stocks struggle as traders jostle ahead of US inflation data
Stocks struggle as traders jostle ahead of US inflation data

Markets remained in a holding position with light trading and minor dips a sign that traders’ eyes were well and truly on Thursday’s numbers due out of Washington

China factory gate prices rise at fastest pace in 13 years
China factory gate prices rise at fastest pace in 13 years

Factory gate prices in China rise at their fastest pace in 13 years, adding to pressure on Beijing’s leaders as...

US-China tensions and internet outage boost Treasury buying
US-China tensions and internet outage boost Treasury buying

Tensions between the US and China and concern about an internet outage boosted safe-haven buying of Treasuries, taking the benchmark...

Asian markets subdued ahead of US inflation data release
Record demand for green deposits, loans and access to capital markets
Asian SPAC targets better positioned than slow-moving exchanges
Regulators ‘pressing China Huarong to sell non-core units’
Lithium stocks’ climb in China continues
China keen to rein back the yuan but not at all costs
Dollar pile spurs China Development Bank $2bn bond issue

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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