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Higher funding costs plague China Evergrande’s bid to shed debt
Higher funding costs plague China Evergrande’s bid to shed debt

China Evergrande Group has taken to seeking loans at above-average interest rates in the shadow banking market, amid...

Fresh lockdown fears rattle markets
Fresh lockdown fears rattle markets

(ATF) Hong Kong: Financial markets extended losses on...

Poorest nations face ‘lost decade’ after Covid: IFC
Poorest nations face ‘lost decade’ after Covid: IFC

The Covid-19 pandemic has drained the resources of the world’s poorest countries, which now face 10 years of eroding economic growth and...

Dalio says foreign portfolios should target 15%China holdings
Didi Chuxing investor SoftBank set to join SPAC boom
China sets up new cargo shipping link to ASEAN
Asian markets mixed amid US election uncertainty, Covid resurgence
First CDRs open for subscription on China’s STAR Market
Markets spooked by infection count; HSBC shines
Foxconn Squeezed By Rival Apple Supplier And Beijing

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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