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Week of new virus clusters takes shine off bond surge
Week of new virus clusters takes shine off bond surge

(ATF) The sheen has come off China’s corporate and municipal bonds with the prospect of economy-sapping...

Stocks fall as lockdown concerns outweigh stimulus cheer
Stocks fall as lockdown concerns outweigh stimulus cheer

(ATF) Hong Kong: Asian markets ended the week on a jittery note as restrictions to curb...

Bad debts chipping away at Tsinghua Unigroup’s domination dream
Bad debts chipping away at Tsinghua Unigroup’s domination dream

Tsinghua Unigroup, the Chinese conglomerate that has long sought to become a semiconductor powerhouse, is facing mounting debt...

Fiscal spending optimism sustains rally
China hopes staying power can see it through Covid-hit New Year
TikTok owner ByteDance launches mobile payment service for China
Biden trade gives market rally legs
Trump Takes Aim at Chinese Drones Ahead of Departure
GDP surprise stokes China markets
Markets this week: China GDP, PBoC and BoJ decisions

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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