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China bank NPLs alarm, Buffett buys spurs Nikkei
China bank NPLs alarm, Buffett buys spurs Nikkei

(ATF) Hong Kong: Investors turned cautious after 

Concern that new loans cap will punish smaller lenders
Concern that new loans cap will punish smaller lenders

(ATF) A new rule designed to lower the amount of interest that private banks can charge...

China on recovery path, logs growth for 6 straight months
China on recovery path, logs growth for 6 straight months

(ATF) China’s strong services data and expansionary manufacturing numbers in August released on Monday indicated the...

China’s biggest banks prepare for a wave of bad loans
China’s factory growthslows as floods take a toll on output
Two bids for TikTok, but Beijing move puts a cloud over any sale
Take five: Sayonara Abenomics?
Chinese banks say 560 million people have ‘zero’ in accounts
This week: PMI, Retail Sales and GDP data in focus
Ping An Insurance to be ‘extremely cautious’ in second-half amid virus rebound fear

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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