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Markets under pressure after gloomy Fed
Markets under pressure after gloomy Fed

(ATF) Asian markets are trading cautiously after the US Federal Reserve painted a gloomy...

China adds 400 new PPP projects in first half
China adds 400 new PPP projects in first half

(ATF) China saw 400 new public-private partnership (PPP) projects registered in the first seven months of the year, according...

Digital yuan likely means death for WeChat Pay, Alipay
Digital yuan likely means death for WeChat Pay, Alipay

(ATF) Alipay and WeChat Pay are currently the two mainstream digital payment systems in China. Used via mobile phones,...

Asian stocks at 7-month highs after Wall Street cracks records
The inexorable rise of equities
Greenback slumps
China sees US elections as Hobson’s choice
Huawei ban raises tensions, cools markets
China recovery at risk from high rates
China’s Ant Group plans consumer finance firm

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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