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Sichuan Trust in Trouble as List of Claims, Debts Grows
Sichuan Trust in Trouble as List of Claims, Debts Grows

Investors in the Trust are angry that it was operating as a kind of pyramid-style 'Ponzi scheme'; sources have claimed 10 to 20 billion yuan of investments may be at risk

This week: Resurgence of infections, renewed lockdowns
This week: Resurgence of infections, renewed lockdowns

(ATF) Economic events

Financial markets will seek confirmation that economies are firmly on the road to recovery as investors track...

Risk rally capped by infection resurgence
Risk rally capped by infection resurgence

(ATF) Hong Kong: Financial markets are off highs struck after strong data from the...

Why the dollar ain’t smiling
Services trade declines but deficit narrows
Chinese miffed after ‘ally’ Putin sells fighter jets to India
China data supports market sentiment
What keeps driving USD down and CNY well-supported?
China mulls brokerage licences for two investment banks
China e-commerce transactions surge to 34tn yuan

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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