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Bitter fruit for China as Trump destroys 5G dream for now
Bitter fruit for China as Trump destroys 5G dream for now

(ATF) In April 2019, US President Trump delivered a speech on the United States’ 5G deployment strategy at the White...

Market shivers as Trump is infected
Market shivers as Trump is infected

(ATF) Hong Kong: Financial markets shivered after US President...

Yuan jumps on expected foreign demand for Chinese assets
Yuan jumps on expected foreign demand for Chinese assets

(ATF) Even as China celebrates National Day and the mid-autumn festival and takes week-long holidays until October 9, trading...

Alibaba sinks billions into chip development
Stimulus hopes boosts mood but volatility looms
‘New Deal’ seen stoking 10-year stocks bull run
Investors braced for a rocky ride as the US election nears
Pause in yuan’s rise to persist through November 3 US election
Investors rattled by chaotic US presidential debate, China data soothes
Banks ignoring Asia commodity woes

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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