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A Hong Kong dollar peg to the euro instead of the Trump dollar?
A Hong Kong dollar peg to the euro instead of the Trump dollar?

(ATF) Currency and securities markets have begun to inspect more closely US President Donald Trump’s threats to “punish” China...

Masterplan for Hainan free trade port unveiled
Masterplan for Hainan free trade port unveiled

(ATF) Chinese authorities have released a master plan for a free-trade port on Hainan, positioning the southern island province...

Investors bet on economic recovery after reopenings
Investors bet on economic recovery after reopenings

(ATF) Hong Kong: Markets are looking past the US-China tensions in the absence of any fresh announcements or measures,...

Kweichow Moutai value tops 1.8tn yuan
Trump threatens to mobilize military against US protesters
Markets edge higher but eyes on US-China tensions
Company Report: SMIC
China 2020 bond sales top 20tn yuan
‘Third board’ turnover tops 40 bln yuan
China redraws political map to aid mega-city growth

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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