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China retail sales unexpectedly slip, factory output steady
China retail sales unexpectedly slip, factory output steady

China’s retail sales fell unexpectedly in July from a year ago while the comeback in factory output was...

Bad loans rising
Bad loans rising

BEIJING: China’s banking industry is expected to dispose 3.4 trillion yuan ($489.91 billion) of bad loans...

China aims to stabilize foreign trade, investment
China aims to stabilize foreign trade, investment

(ATF) China has rolled out more measures to protect foreign trade entities and keep supply chains...

Economic jitters dampen mood, gold glows
Brilliance Auto in $6.2bn bond debt, waits SASAC bailout
Lenovo beats street expectations and coronavirus blues
China data mystery spurs talk of quiet bond-buying by PBoC
China pushing First Capital merger in drive to take on Wall St
In China, fears of financial Iron Curtain as US tensions rise
China’s debt collectors booming while consumers flounder

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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