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Bank of Japan Unveils Plan to Slow Sale of Government Bonds
Bank of Japan Unveils Plan to Slow Sale of Government Bonds

The Bank of Japan said on Tuesday it will taper the pace of shrinking its bond holdings, as risks rise in the Middle East and around the world

Taiwan Blacklists Chinese Chipmakers Huawei, SMIC
Taiwan Blacklists Chinese Chipmakers Huawei, SMIC

China says the move would 'sell out the island's interests' and that it was aimed at 'currying favour' with the Donald Trump administration in the US

S Korea Forms Task Force to Speed up Trade Talks With US
S Korea Forms Task Force to Speed up Trade Talks With US

New government launches an industry task force following an emergency meeting on Friday after the US announced a 50% tariff on imported appliances

US May Ban Entry to Citizens of 36 More States: Rubio Memo
Mixed Economic Data in China in May: Factories Down, Retail Up
China Did Not Agree to Military Use of Rare Earths, US Says
Air India Crash: Over 240 Killed; Officials ‘May Ground Boeing 787s’
Cambodia’s Hun Sen Threatens Ban on Thai Goods – B/Post
Unusual Fall in China’s LNG Imports Points to Industrial Slump
Price Cuts Help Apple Win Top Phone Sales Spot in China in May

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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