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Markets this week: US-China clash over HK status in focus
Markets this week: US-China clash over HK status in focus

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(ATF) Financial markets are bracing for escalation in tensions between US and China after US President Donald...

WeChat data breach casts doubt on personal credit system
WeChat data breach casts doubt on personal credit system

(ATF) Multiple WeChat users complained this week that company data on individuals became widely available to other users, the...

China rail construction to rise by 100 bn yuan
China rail construction to rise by 100 bn yuan

(ATF) The 2020 budget report submitted to the National People’s Congress on May 22 showed that the central government...

Shanghai pilot scheme for short-term corporate bonds
Black day – or is it red? – for HK and the yuan
Investors worry about Hong Kong’s future after China move
China eliminates GDP target, eyes job creation
‘Strong likelihood’ US will need another aid package
No annual growth target for virus-hit China
Markets slammed by China move on HK, US tensions

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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