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Markets this week: Investors eye central banks after supply disruptions
Markets this week: Investors eye central banks after supply disruptions

Economic events

Investor sentiment remains subdued amid signs of economic damage by the fast-spreading coronavirus as the infection count...

The riddle of conflicting US economic surveys
The riddle of conflicting US economic surveys

Stock markets shuddered Friday morning after the economic data firm Markit published the lowest number in years for...

Tunghsu Group downgraded to SD on bond defaults: S&P
Tunghsu Group downgraded to SD on bond defaults: S&P

Chinese conglomerate Tunghsu Group has been downgraded to SD from CCC- by S&P Global after it missed interest...

Bond market surged by 2.9 trillion yuan in January: PBOC
Chinese markets get stimulus lift
China cuts interest rates in virus battle
HK retailers demand rent cuts amid ‘double blow’
New China Life’s IFS rating affirmed at A by Fitch; Outlook stable
CITIC Ltd’s proposed bond rated BBB+ by S&P
Shanxi Cultural Tourism Group issues virus ‘war bond’

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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