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Indian Rupee Breaches 80 Per Dollar, New Record Low
Indian Rupee Breaches 80 Per Dollar, New Record Low

The partially convertible rupee extended its record-setting spree against the dollar, hitting an all-time low for the seventh straight session

China and Japan Slash Holdings of US Treasuries in May
China and Japan Slash Holdings of US Treasuries in May

China's holdings of US government debt fell to $980.8 billion in May, the lowest since May 2010. Yields of US Treasuries slid about 15 basis points during the month.

Asia Stocks Rally as Rate Fears Ease, China Backs Lenders
Asia Stocks Rally as Rate Fears Ease, China Backs Lenders

Investors were heartened by less pessimistic predictions on US interest rates and buoyed by Beijing’s intervention in China’s deepening property crisis

China Steps up Local Government Debt Issuance for Banks
Evergrande Gets New HKEX Condition for Shares to Resume Trading
Alibaba Shares Plunge on Report of Link to Huge Data Theft
Asia Shares Retreat as Poor China Growth Deepens Gloom
China Stocks in US Are Back, Trounce Nasdaq 100
Taiwan Chipmaker TSMC’s Shares Rise on Second Quarter Profit
China Shares Nosedive Despite Assurances Amid Mortgage Protests

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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