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US layoffs exceed 40m but some are returning to work
US layoffs exceed 40m but some are returning to work

The number of workers filing for jobless benefits since the coronavirus arrived in the United States passed 40 million on...

Bonds to help China partly rebuild its Grand Canal
Bonds to help China partly rebuild its Grand Canal

(ATF) The Ministry of Culture and Tourism has got more involved in China’s government bond issuance in recent weeks...

Investors brace for Trump’s China reaction
Investors brace for Trump’s China reaction

(ATF) Asian markets were weak as investors braced for a further escalation of US-China tensions as they looked...

Yuan back from the brink? Too early to tell.
Asian surge powered by Japan, Australia as HK slips
SZSE issues first foreigners ownership warnings
PBoC pumps another 240bn yuan into market
More reforms planned to bolster economy
France hopes for EU recovery fund accord by early July
US outlook highly uncertain as businesses ‘pessimistic’

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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