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China’s Ant Group plans consumer finance firm
China’s Ant Group plans consumer finance firm

Ant Group, Alibaba’s fintech arm and China’s dominant mobile payments company, plans to set up a consumer finance firm in the southwestern city of Chongqing, expanding its...

Markets edgy on fresh US Huawei ban, Australia up on easing hopes
Markets edgy on fresh US Huawei ban, Australia up on easing hopes

(ATF) Australian markets are outperforming the region after Reserve Bank minutes revealed 

China to switch public sector vehicles to new energy
China to switch public sector vehicles to new energy

(ATF) Chinese officials have announced a plan to make all public sector vehicles electric, a move...

China increasing overseas bond issuance
China’s liquidity boost drives markets
US Calls for Payment on Qing Dynasty Bonds Worth $1.6tn
China leads regional markets, Japan lags
This week:PMI releases eyed after containment steps
China’s Infrastructure REITs Programme Faces Bumpy Path
Markets eye US stimulus after China data disappointment

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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