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Australian Shares Jump After Reserve Bank’s Small Rate Hike
Australian Shares Jump After Reserve Bank’s Small Rate Hike

A smaller than expected rate hike by Australia's central bank, of just 0.25%, helped send the Australian stock exchange to its best day in over two years

Australia’s Coal, Gas Revenues Boost From Ukraine War
Australia’s Coal, Gas Revenues Boost From Ukraine War

Australia’s thermal coal revenue is tipped to jump 35% while its LNG revenue is seen rising 29%, Canberra revealed

China Won’t Flinch Despite Yuan’s Expected Slide: Analysts
China Won’t Flinch Despite Yuan’s Expected Slide: Analysts

Currency conundrum comes at a critical time for China, as its economy struggles with lower forecasted growth than its Asia neighbours for the first time since 1990

India’s Reliance to Launch Low-Cost Laptop to Copy Phone Success
Asia Shares Slip as Global Recession Fears Cloud Outlook
Yen Weakens Again, Sterling Bounces After Tax Cut Dropped
Thailand’s Top Court Allows Prayut to Return as PM, Briefly
Korean Export Growth Slowing Down, As Trade Weakens
Wall Street Suffers Third Consecutive Quarterly Decline
Asian Markets Down After a Bad Month, With Joy Only in India

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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