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Chinese yuan plunges in March as foreign exchange reserves fall
Chinese yuan plunges in March as foreign exchange reserves fall

(ATF) After the fastest appreciation in history last year the exchange rate of the RMB/yuan suddenly hit turbulence...

IMF upgrades growth forecasts with China and India to lead rebound
IMF upgrades growth forecasts with China and India to lead rebound

(ATF) The International Monetary Fund (IMF) opened its annual spring meeting on Tuesday April 6 with an upgrade...

China’s sole beneficiaries of the Xinjiang cotton boycott row
China’s sole beneficiaries of the Xinjiang cotton boycott row

(ATF) Chinese consumers supporting government-led boycotts of Western retailers over the Xinjiang cotton row have swept up domestic...

Why sovereign investors have power to influence govt climate action
SPAC shift to focus on value lets Bill Foley shine
Markets this week: Central banks to guide investors
Yuan fights back as IMF shows 26% drop in US dollar holdings
China gets to grip with green bonds but net zero goal still way off
Risk appetite
Work underway on part two of $5.5bn Hainan nuclear power project

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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