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China to launch National Blockchain Network on Friday
China to launch National Blockchain Network on Friday

(ATF) With the oil crisis and Covid-19 pandemic, things are looking tough for China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)...

Asian market wrap:Investors shaken by poor earnings, volatile oil
Asian market wrap:Investors shaken by poor earnings, volatile oil

(ATF) Hong Kong: Financial markets were off lows but investors remained nervous on Wednesday after the oil-induced collapse in...

As oil debacle loses shock effect, dollar recedes
As oil debacle loses shock effect, dollar recedes

(ATF) The WTI first-future recovery to $11.29bbl from bizarrely negative May futures prices that expired Tuesday is hardly worth the...

Getting China’s millions back to work
China’s outbound investment declines
Bank lending to business surges but bad loans climb too
Europe races to shield virus-hit firms from bargain hunters
China goes on a discount oil buying binge
Google online shopping service to be free for merchants
US oil producers hit by crash in prices

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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