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Surging Prices Nudge Asia Central Bank Hawks Into Action
Surging Prices Nudge Asia Central Bank Hawks Into Action

Regional economies have largely lagged behind US and European re-openings from the pandemic, but central banks that looked past inflation pressures are now reassessing their positions

China’s JD.com Names Lei Xu as New Chief Executive
China’s JD.com Names Lei Xu as New Chief Executive

Xu will also join the company's board as an executive director, while Richard Liu will retain his title as the board chairman, JD.com said

Robotics Startup CynLr Raises $4.5m to Enter US – Inc42
Robotics Startup CynLr Raises $4.5m to Enter US – Inc42

The robotics startup plans to enter the US market, scale its team and build capacity to address the current pipeline of customers and deliver 100 robots annually

Sri Lanka’s Currency Plunges to World’s Worst-Performing – FT
China’s ‘Little Nvidia’ Not So Homegrown – The Information
India Cartel Probe Into SBI, Axis, IDBI Trustee Units
Asia Stocks Retreat as Covid’s China Surge, Fed Fears Weigh
War in Ukraine, China Lockdowns Causing a Plunge in World Trade
Korea Conglomerates in Battery Recycling Deal – Korea Times
HSBC Raises Stake in Mainland Securities Arm to 90%

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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