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China’s Zijin Invests in Mongolia Copper and Gold Deposits
China’s Zijin Invests in Mongolia Copper and Gold Deposits

Zijin said it signed a deal with Xanadu Mines to buy a 19.9% stake at A$0.04 ($0.0296) per share, and another 50% stake in Xanadu unit Khuiten Metals for $35 million.

China Surprises Markets By Maintaining Loan Benchmarks
China Surprises Markets By Maintaining Loan Benchmarks

In contrast to most major economies that have started to tighten monetary policy to combat inflation, China has stepped up easing to cushion the slowdown

China Lockdowns Could Force US Fed to Intervene on Inflation
China Lockdowns Could Force US Fed to Intervene on Inflation

The Fed began raising interest rates last month, and is expected to ramp up its rate hikes starting next month to slow demand for goods and services

Australia’s Whitehaven Coal Says Output Forecast Holding Up
Fund Urges Berkshire Hathaway to Replace Buffett as Chair
Nepal’s Top Court Halts Sacking of Central Bank Chief
Central Banks Prepare For First Ever Global Asset Cull
China Merchants Bank Shares Plunge as President Removed
Hang Seng Slides on Tech Firm Worries, Covid Fears
China EV Maker Leapmotor’s Sales Surge Boosts IPO Hopes

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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