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Reactions to China’s Central Bank Cuts to Short, Long-Term Rates
Reactions to China’s Central Bank Cuts to Short, Long-Term Rates

The PBOC cut rates on its seven-day reverse purchase agreements, leading to a similar drop in its loan prime rates (LPR), pulling bond yields down across the curve

Currency Rescue Missions Cost Asian Foreign Reserves $50bn
Currency Rescue Missions Cost Asian Foreign Reserves $50bn

Foreign investor flows into Asian bonds also dropped 34% in the first six months of the year, data showed

China Worry Shaves $70 Billion Off TSMC’s Market Cap in a Week
China Worry Shaves $70 Billion Off TSMC’s Market Cap in a Week

TSMC's shares had been on a roll until US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump accused Taiwan of stealing American chip business and asked the island to 'pay for its defence'

PwC Slashing China Partners’ Pay By 50% Amid Evergrande Fallout
Chinese Officials Admit its Economic Goals ‘Full of Contradictions’
UK Urged to Block Shein Listing Over Labour, Tax Claims – ST
Hang Seng Slumps on Policy Doubts, Global Fears Weigh on Nikkei
Global IT Outage Hits Airlines, Microsoft, Media, Huge List of Firms
Chip Stocks Lose Near $600 Billion in Value On China Tech Fears
Russian Mining Giant Keen to Build China Nickel Plant for Batteries

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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