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Rating agencies get new guidelines
Rating agencies get new guidelines

(ATF) – The China Bond Association and the China Debt Association tightened rules on March 3 in regard...

Central banks breathe life into markets
Central banks breathe life into markets

Trade of the Day: Stocks, futures in broad relief rally on stimulus hopes; US Treasury yields plummet as rate...

MOFG issues govt borrowing figures for 2020
MOFG issues govt borrowing figures for 2020

(ATF) – The Chinese government issued 437.9 billion yuan (US$62.7 billion) of local government bonds in February, according to...

Macau casino takings plunge a record 88%
‘No bailout’ for troubled HNA Group
US toll rises as WHO issues strong warning
Foreign firms brace for turmoil in China
VAT relief for small business
New Securities law enacted
First bonds issued under new securities law

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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