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GDP surprise stokes China markets
GDP surprise stokes China markets

(ATF) Hong Kong: Japanese and Australian markets were...

Markets this week: China GDP, PBoC and BoJ decisions
Markets this week: China GDP, PBoC and BoJ decisions

Economic events

Financial markets could start on a jittery note as investors brace...

State Street-managed tracker fund to invest in sanctioned stocks again
State Street-managed tracker fund to invest in sanctioned stocks again

Hong Kong’s most active exchange-traded fund (ETF), the Tracker Fund of Hong Kong (TraHK), has reversed a decision...

Biden’s fiscal bonanza fuels rally
Xi’s Starbucks letter hints Sino-US relations are perking up
Cautious optimism on vaccine rollout
Reflation trade lifts Asian stocks
China’s big rebound underway as firms hint at profits surge
Markets wary as infection count crosses 90 million
Fiscal spending hopes fires up bulls

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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