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Latest: Asia Stock Market News

Nikkei Lifted by Tech Gains, Hang Seng Rallies on Rate Boost
Nikkei Lifted by Tech Gains, Hang Seng Rallies on Rate Boost

Investors across the region were still riding the wave of Wednesday’s chunky US interest rate cut

US May Sanction China’s DRAM Chip Giants Next, Analyst Warns
US May Sanction China’s DRAM Chip Giants Next, Analyst Warns

The chipmakers have been in the crosshairs of US officials due to the headway they've made in HBM chips used in artificial intelligence chipsets

EV Tariffs: China Vows to Negotiate With EU ‘Until Last Moment’
EV Tariffs: China Vows to Negotiate With EU ‘Until Last Moment’

The planned tariffs, if approved by the EU's 27 members, will potentially raise prices for consumers at a time when the region's EV sales have plunged 44%

Meta Deal with Brazilian Bank for Forestry Carbon Removal Credits
Nearly Half of Gen Z Wish TikTok Was Never Invented: US Poll
Nikkei, Hang Seng, China Stocks Advance on US Rate Cut Boost
Rising India Overtakes China in Key MSCI Equities Index
Microsoft, BlackRock Launch $30 Billion AI Supply Chain Fund
Stocks Cheer China Chipmaking ‘Breakthrough’ But Experts in Doubt
Hanoi Told Use of China Subsea Cable Firms May Hurt Investment

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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