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Picking pennies
Picking pennies

NEW YORK/LONDON: A 10% decline in the value of the US dollar since March has boosted...

18 words to save China’s economy
18 words to save China’s economy

(ATF) China’s central bank chief said he would save the economy in 18 words.

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Trump and yuan offer China buying opportunities
Trump and yuan offer China buying opportunities

(ATF) Microsoft founder Bill Gates, whose foundation has spent US$350 million on combating the Covid-19 pandemic, told...

Markets watchful as US-China spar
Tencent likely next on chopping block
Chinese EV maker Xpeng files for US listing after rival surges
Special bonds issuance likely peak in August-Sept
China producer prices show deflation moderating
US-China conflict, GDP, retail and production data in focus
Covid, money growth and the renewed spectre of inflation

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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