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China’s Didi Showdown Hauls Back Asian Markets’ Advances
China’s Didi Showdown Hauls Back Asian Markets’ Advances

Beijing’s dressing down of ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing spoiled the mood across trading floors despite more reassurances from the Fed over its fiscal support for the US economy

Asia Markets Edge Up as Recovery Confidence Outweighs Delta Fears
Asia Markets Edge Up as Recovery Confidence Outweighs Delta Fears

Investors were buoyed by the Fed’s continued commitment to propping up the US economy despite the fast-spreading Covid Delta variant

Singapore Exchange Seen Rolling Out Easier Rules for SPAC Listings
Singapore Exchange Seen Rolling Out Easier Rules for SPAC Listings

Singapore Exchange's regulatory arm is considering easing a minimum S$300 million ($223.2 million) market value requirement for SPACs and another that warrants cannot be detached from underlying shares, said two sources

Chinese Teens Slam Gaming Crackdown as Investors Weigh Impact
Asian Markets Rise as Traders Brush off Early Upset at China Data
China’s Services Sector Contracts in August on Delta Variant Hit
Asian Markets Track Wall St Record as Powell Soothes Taper Fears
China’s SenseTime Prepares for Hong Kong IPO Despite Tech Crackdown, US Blacklist
China Targets US IPOs, Algorithms, Cloud in Latest Tech Takedown
Stock Markets Mixed as Fed’s Powell Takes Centre Stage

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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