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Lithium Producers Warn Supply Shortfalls Risk EV Progress
Lithium Producers Warn Supply Shortfalls Risk EV Progress

Global lithium demand is predicted to exceed supply by 500,000 metric tons in 2030 despite 45 mines operating in the world last year and 11 more due to open

Japan Finance Ministry on Alert as Weak Yen Causes Concern
Japan Finance Ministry on Alert as Weak Yen Causes Concern

Japanese households are being hit hard by rising import costs though the yen's depreciation has boosted exporters' profits and seen stocks soar

Sensitive India Defence Deals Face ‘Uphill Battle’ With US Laws
Sensitive India Defence Deals Face ‘Uphill Battle’ With US Laws

From strict US laws governing weapons export to India's willingness to be "dictated to by the US State Department,” Biden and Modi's efforts to counter China through defence cooperation may face significant challenges

Shorts Build up in Cheap China Stocks Amid Stimulus Worries
Hang Seng Slumps on Rate Hike Fears, Nikkei Snaps 11-Week Run
GE Set to Make Fighter Jet Engines for Indian Air Force
Pakistan in China Nuke Plant Deal, Talks to UAE on Port Sale
Musk at Odds With Ambani in Plan to Bring Starlink to India
Nikkei Slips on Tech Dip, Sydney, Mumbai Slide on Fed Fears
Musk Meets Modi, Keen to Bring Tesla, Starlink to India Soon

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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