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Yuan caught in global stock markets downdraft
Yuan caught in global stock markets downdraft

(ATF) The global stocks malaise started after September 2, when the S&P 500 index hit an all-time high of...

China’s property developers shifting debt off balance sheets
China’s property developers shifting debt off balance sheets

HONG KONG: China is tackling unbridled borrowing in the real estate development sector anew with caps for debt...

Ant Group to lay $35 billion golden egg with Shanghai IPO
Ant Group to lay $35 billion golden egg with Shanghai IPO

(ATF) Ant Group – the finance arm of Alibaba – will raise its IPO funding target to $35...

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Investors offload risk after Fed gets real
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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