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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
Australia’s Whitehaven Coal Says Output Forecast Holding Up

The company has had issues accessing some projects in New South Wales due to flooding, while a worker crunch caused by Covid-19 has made it tough to staff operations

Fund Urges Berkshire Hathaway to Replace Buffett as Chair
Fund Urges Berkshire Hathaway to Replace Buffett as Chair

In proposing to install an independent chair, the National Legal and Policy Center said the roles of CEO and chairman are "greatly diminished" when one person holds both

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
Yen Dips Again, Dollar Index Tops 101 for First Time in Two Years
Japan Finance Minister Makes Strongest Warning On Yen Slump

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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