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Prime brokerage cuts could lead to further volatility in US-listed Chinese stocks
Prime brokerage cuts could lead to further volatility in US-listed Chinese stocks

(ATF) Credit Suisse and Nomura saw their shares slump on Monday March 29, as they disclosed likely losses...

China bans illegal use of business loans over housing bubble fear
China bans illegal use of business loans over housing bubble fear

(ATF) Banking authorities in China have moved to block the use of business loans as mortgages in an...

China and Iran sign $400-bn 25-year oil deal
China and Iran sign $400-bn 25-year oil deal

(ATF) Iran and China signed a 25-year ‘strategic cooperation pact” on Saturday March 27 under which Beijing has agreed to invest...

Margin selling offsets economic optimism
China is waking up to the phenomenon of sustainable investment
Haier and SAIC play it smart with joint deal on intelligent cars and homes
Vaccine rollouts keep bulls charged
Investors eye Suez blockage, lockdowns
US dollar index soars, yuan drops below 6.52
Pandemic hastens ESG flows but widens wealth gap

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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