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How the coronavirus is crushing credit ratings
How the coronavirus is crushing credit ratings

LONDON: The crippling effects of the coronavirus crisis have crushed government and corporate finances and sent...

Economic worries return after Fed stoked high
Economic worries return after Fed stoked high

(ATF) Hong Kong: Investors have turned cautious as the Federal Reserve-triggered rally lost steam amid...

Ministry demands acceleration of special bond issuance
Ministry demands acceleration of special bond issuance

(ATF) China has said local government should press on with issuing the rest of the special-purpose bonds earmarked...

Huawei overtakes Samsung as top smartphone seller
HSBC hammered over Huawei legal fight in Canada
Fed’s support pledge boosts markets
Chinese banks urged to switch away from SWIFT as U.S. sanctions loom
Markets watchful ahead of Fed, US stimulus
To hedge against US dollar decline, think China and Korea
Philippines launches blockchain mobile app to trade retail bonds

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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