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Self-drive tech firm Quanergy en route to $1.1bn SPAC deal
Self-drive tech firm Quanergy en route to $1.1bn SPAC deal

US company poised to hook up with Chinese-backed special purpose acquisition company CITIC Capital Acquisition Corp as it looks to go public

Nikkei leads Asian markets’ bounce-back as Fed worries ease
Nikkei leads Asian markets’ bounce-back as Fed worries ease

Investors appeared reassured central banks won’t be pushing up interest rates any time soon and that leading economies’ pace of growth will continue

Iron ore is the latest front in China’s commodities war
Iron ore is the latest front in China’s commodities war

Iron ore falls as China renews its attempts to contain prices and combat speculative positions across commodity markets. (AF) Iron...

Asian markets sink with traders wary of Fed tightening
Didi pressing on with mega-IPO despite antitrust violations probe
China’s new ETFs tap the best of two Nasdaq-style boards
Markets see-saw after Fed rate forecasts soothe inflation fears
So why is China opening up its treasure trove of metals?
Equities slip after Fed signals interest rate hike warning
Federal Reserve edges towards hikes and tapering, pushing up yields

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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