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Markets pause ahead of Fed statement
Markets pause ahead of Fed statement

(ATF) Investor sentiment is edgy ahead of the Federal Reserve’s statement at the conclusion of the two-day meeting later...

Fitchrevises Japan outlook to negative
Fitchrevises Japan outlook to negative

Fitch Ratings has revised Japan’s ratings outlook – to negative from stable – after saying its economic contraction...

Chinese officials put flood damage at $20.5 billion
Chinese officials put flood damage at $20.5 billion

(ATF) The flood crisis centred on China’s Yangtze River basin has taken a staggering toll. And, of course,...

China’s AI industry to balloon as new infrastructure unfolds
Gold, tech extend gains as dollar slides
China reviewing the conduct of its pharma companies
Gold pauses … as it awaits more signals of doom?
China’s brokerages report robust H1 growth
PBoC injects 70bn yuan into market
Tesla hiring in Shanghai as production ramps up

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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