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Rally pauses as infection spikes
Rally pauses as infection spikes

(ATF) Hong Kong: Asian markets paused on Tuesday as investors assessed the risk posed by the spike in...

China’s first STAR 50 Index ETFs start trading
China’s first STAR 50 Index ETFs start trading

(ATF) The first four exchange traded funds (ETFs) to track Shanghai Stock Exchange’s Nasdaq-style STAR...

Asia’s two biggest economies lift markets
Asia’s two biggest economies lift markets

Hong Kong: Asian markets rallied on Monday as further hopes of an early mass-produced...

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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