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Hubei FTZ handed development boost
Hubei FTZ handed development boost

(ATF) China on Thursday published measures to boost development of the pilot free-trade zone (FTZ) in Hubei Province...

China bid to boost GDP with $142 bn of water projects
China bid to boost GDP with $142 bn of water projects

(ATF) China has invested massively to speed up water-related projects – both new and some already underway – partly...

US jobless rate expected to rise further
US jobless rate expected to rise further

Even as the world’s largest economy begins to reopen, the scale of the job losses in May will be...

Australia eyes new national security test for foreign investment
Small businesses given loan extension boost
Local government bond issuance soars 65%
As risk-off mode sets in, dollar decline halts; yuan steady
Markets rebound after ECB bonanza
Billions invested in NE China FTZ
A boom year so far for China bonds and brokers

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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