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Asia high-yield downgrades hit a peak in Q2: Moody’s
Asia high-yield downgrades hit a peak in Q2: Moody’s

(ATF) Asian high-yield corporate ratings saw the highest number of downgrades on record in the last quarter as the...

Passenger flights to resume to China
Passenger flights to resume to China

(ATF) The Civil Aviation Administration of China announced on Tuesday July 21 that passengers who wish...

Market overreacts to equity investment policy for insurers
Market overreacts to equity investment policy for insurers

(ATF) China’s banking and insurance regulator announced last week that it is raising the equity investment cap for insurers...

China to transfer 2-trillion yuan directly to struggling ‘grassroots’
Vaccine tests and stimulus boost investor sentiment
Car industry sees bright future – analysts don’t
China banks’ bond underwriting jumps 29%
Vaccine, stimulus hopes give legs to rally
Investors eye EU, US stimulus; China outperforms
Strong euro sinks US dollar, drags up yuan

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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