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This week: S Korea GDP may signal recession, China to hold rates
This week: S Korea GDP may signal recession, China to hold rates

(ATF) Economic events

In the week ahead flash PMI updates for the US, Europe and...

Tencent makes its move in China’s e-commerce arena
Tencent makes its move in China’s e-commerce arena

(ATF) Tencent announced this week that WeChat has made its big move into...

China bond policy wonks lay all their cards on the table
China bond policy wonks lay all their cards on the table

(ATF) Recently, experts from ChinaBond Research and Development Centre – part of the China...

Stimulus hopes, US-China spat a reason to pause
As US dollar hits more turbulence, yuan catches tailwind
China boosts credit and insurance for areas hit by floods
Risks to smaller banks ‘controllable’
China’s fuel demand still well below last year
Investors monitor US-China tensions but undertone firm
China’s demand for iron ore recovering

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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