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China cuts repo rate to lowest on record
China cuts repo rate to lowest on record

China boosted liquidity in its banking system by cutting its repo rate to its lowest on record and...

Markets this week: Economic shutdown triggers more recession forecasts
Markets this week: Economic shutdown triggers more recession forecasts

Economic events

Investor sentiment remains muted as the world’s biggest economy downs its shutters and the Centers for Disease...

Industrial profits fall in Jan-Feb due to virus
Industrial profits fall in Jan-Feb due to virus

(ATF) – Profits from China’s major industrial firms slumped in the first two months of 2020 as the novel...

State Grid set for a major overhaul
Dollarweakens most since 2009
NDRC opens floodgates for corporate bonds
New rules issued for transfer of default bonds
It’s like printing money, mask makers say
Asia extends gains as G20 heads back more stimulus
EU divided on China’s Covid-19 relief 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