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China data, US stimulus optimism lifts markets
China data, US stimulus optimism lifts markets

(ATF) Hong Kong: Investors piled into risk assets on optimism...

China services sector extends expansionary run
China services sector extends expansionary run

(ATF) China’s services industry expanded for the fifth straight month as a sustained rise in overall client demand created...

Chinese yuan powers to over two-year highs
Chinese yuan powers to over two-year highs

(ATF) China’s central bank (PBoC), back from a week-long National Day and Mid-Autumn festival holidays, set central parity for...

Covid highlights need for bond investors focus on sustainability
Chinese tourism sees a partial rebound over Golden Week
Iran dumps dollar for yuan
US stimulus doubts keeps investors on edge
Home prices falling in some China cities
Investors mull central banks’ restraint
Ban on SMIC stirs call for ‘Long March’ to counter US dominance

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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