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Nikkei Gains on Rate Bets, Property Boosts Lift Hang Seng
Nikkei Gains on Rate Bets, Property Boosts Lift Hang Seng

Beijing’s policy splurge to help its struggling property sector improved the mood on trading floors while cooling US inflation also encouraged risk-taking

China Bans US Firms, Starts Dumping Probe as Trade Rows Flare
China Bans US Firms, Starts Dumping Probe as Trade Rows Flare

China's bans three companies linked to arms sold to Taiwan, a day after its Commerce ministry announces an anti-dumping probe into 'thermoplastics' imported from the US, Europe and Japan

China Seen Freezing Lending Rate, Cutting Mortgage Benchmark
China Seen Freezing Lending Rate, Cutting Mortgage Benchmark

China’s property sector and weak consumer demand continue to drag on its economy, despite a bounce-back in industrial output

China Business Capital Okays Foreign Data Exports Sought By Tesla
Musk May Build China Data Centre for Tesla Self Driving System
Nikkei Dips on Fading Rate Hopes, Hang Seng Gains on Policy Bets
Putin and Xi Condemn the US, Push for Ukraine Settlement
US to Target Chinese Connected Cars Over National Security
Biden Scraps Tariff Exemption, to Protect US Solar Sector
Microsoft Asks China AI Staff if They Want to Shift Abroad

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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