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Home prices falling in some China cities
Home prices falling in some China cities

(ATF) Over the past few decades, house prices in various parts of China have been rising almost constantly. However,...

Investors mull central banks’ restraint
Investors mull central banks’ restraint

(ATF) Hong Kong: Markets made tentative advances after US President...

Ban on SMIC stirs call for ‘Long March’ to counter US dominance
Ban on SMIC stirs call for ‘Long March’ to counter US dominance

(ATF) The imposition of US export bans against a second Chinese tech 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