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$1-trillion US economic rescue package crashes in Senate
$1-trillion US economic rescue package crashes in Senate

WASHINGTON: A trillion-dollar Senate proposal to rescue the reeling US economy crashed to defeat on Sunday after receiving zero...

How China brought the world to a standstill
How China brought the world to a standstill

It is a warning from history. 

How did a local, viral outbreak at a wet market in the Chinese...

Asian markets continue to tumble
Asian markets continue to tumble

(ATF) Asian markets tumbled after talks about a $2-trillion US stimulus package faltered, with Democrats saying the Republican-designed package...

Investors may dip toes after big stimulus moves
Fed’s dollar swap lines calm markets… for now
Market stoked by support moves in volatile trade
China’s central bank to issue offshore RMB bills in Hong Kong
Hubei firm does first interbank bond swap
PBOC keeps rates on hold
China sees highest bond inflows in 3 years

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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