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Latest: Asia Stock Market News

Asian Markets In Retreat As Rate Hikes Gloom Takes Hold
Asian Markets In Retreat As Rate Hikes Gloom Takes Hold

The region’s markets tracked Wall Street’s losses with traders worldwide spooked by soaring prices and an imminent end to the era of easy money

BHP Cuts Output Guidance As Rio Delays Key Lithium Mine
BHP Cuts Output Guidance As Rio Delays Key Lithium Mine

Low infection rates have allowed BHP as well as rivals Rio Tinto and Fortescue Metals Group to keep running mines at maximum output

China Licence Grants to Foreign Fund Managers Hit New Low
China Licence Grants to Foreign Fund Managers Hit New Low

Despite the slowdown, existing foreign groups applied to launch a new high of 74 funds last year, a 220% jump from 2020

Indonesia Palm Oil Approval Process ‘Unlikely to Hit Exports’
Get Ready for ‘Big Bang of Finance’, Says HKEX Chief
Insurer FWD Group Raises $200m in Pre-IPO Funding
Genting Hong Kong Cruise Line Files for Bankruptcy
Honda Motor Signs Deal with Lithium-Metal Battery Maker
China Bond Yields Fall as Central Bank Flags More Easing
Japan Debt Servicing Costs Could Hit Record in 2025

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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