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US Fed Move to Raise Interest Rates Ripples Across Asia
US Fed Move to Raise Interest Rates Ripples Across Asia

The US Federal Open Market Committee raised the short-term federal funds rate to a range of 1.50% to 1.75% to stem a disruptive surge in inflation

Japan Records Biggest Monthly Trade Deficit in 8 Years
Japan Records Biggest Monthly Trade Deficit in 8 Years

High commodity prices contributed to a surge in imports, which soared 48.9% in the year to May, Ministry of Finance data showed

Yen’s Descent, Yield Cap Attack Leaves Tokyo on Edge
Yen’s Descent, Yield Cap Attack Leaves Tokyo on Edge

There's speculation the prospect of significant US interest rate rises and the yen’s slump may force the Bank of Japan's hand on policy tightening

Japan Government Bond Futures Collapse as Traders Test BOJ
Asia Stocks Slip as Rate Hike Looms But China Gets Data Lift
China Stocks Upbeat Even as Rate Rises Haunt World Markets
China Debt Markets Urged to Make Radical Reforms – FT
China Oil and Gas Firm Readies First Offshore Carbon Capture Site
China Property Investments Fall 4% Ahead of Bond Maturities
Foreign Investors Exit Emerging Asian Bonds for Third Month

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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