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Time for Diversification into Chinese Bonds
Time for Diversification into Chinese Bonds

(ATF) Heightened volatility and increased synchronicity across global markets has investors clamouring for new ideas and China fixed income...

Hubei issues 5-bn yuan worth of bonds to fight coronavirus
Hubei issues 5-bn yuan worth of bonds to fight coronavirus

(ATF) The Hubei provincial government has successfully issued five-year refinanced general bonds worth 5.83 billion yuan through the...

China to boost economy with more fiscal policy
China to boost economy with more fiscal policy

(ATF) China will launch a more active fiscal policy as its economy faces increasing downward pressure, Minister of...

Second wave fears ground Asian currencies
Markets turn defensive on economic gloom
Xi puts his stamp on changes to Securities Law
Stage set for ‘two sessions’ amid virus specter
Virus emergency spending costly but worth it: Fed’s Powell
Wave of Covid-19 bankruptcies poses next threat to US economy
Norway wealth fund blacklists global resources, energy giants

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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