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Delta Variant’s Spread Continues to Cast Shadow Over Asia’s Trading Floors
Delta Variant’s Spread Continues to Cast Shadow Over Asia’s Trading Floors

• Fears US inflation data could spark Fed reaction and pandemic support cooling • But investors boosted by progress on...

Recovery Optimism Trumps Delta Fears as Asia Markets Advance
Recovery Optimism Trumps Delta Fears as Asia Markets Advance

• Bumper US job figures boost the mood on trading floors  • Chinese tech firms lead the charge as Hong...

Asian Markets Upbeat But Fed Taper Talk and Delta Fears Persist
Asian Markets Upbeat But Fed Taper Talk and Delta Fears Persist

• Dow and S&P 500 record all-time highs while Hang Seng fizzles • Bitcoin hovering around $44,000 after surging more...

Private Equity Firms Revise China Strategy as Regulatory Crackdown Widens
India Eyes Entry Into Global Bond Indices This Year: BS
NetEase Delays $1bn Hong Kong IPO of Music Service on Crackdown Concerns
Asian Markets Distracted By US Data While Wall Street Soars
US Data, China Crackdown Fears and Covid’s Spread Drag Stocks Back
Japan’s New Financial Watchdog Chief Targets ESG ‘Greenwashing’
China’s Tencent Woes Hit European and US Gaming Stocks

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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