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Oil-hungry Asian nations pounce on low prices to build stockpiles
Oil-hungry Asian nations pounce on low prices to build stockpiles

Some oil-hungry Asian nations are taking advantage of the collapse in prices caused by the coronavirus pandemic to build up their crude stockpiles. 

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US-China tensions rattle markets
US-China tensions rattle markets

(ATF) Asian markets fell in early deals on Monday amid rising tensions between the world’s two largest economies....

Economic data to reveal coronavirus damage this week
Economic data to reveal coronavirus damage this week

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(ATF) Financial markets will trade with a lot of caution this week watching for a resurgence in...

Japanese, Australian stocks tumble on earnings, trade concerns
Crude extends rally as output cuts begin
Apple boosts revenues, profits dip in pandemic-hit quarter
Beijingers rush at chance to get away as alert status lowered
Yuan starting to yield to upside pressure
Yankuang Group registers first corporate bonds
China’s consumers face spending dilemma

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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