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Dollar, yuan steady on mixed oil, rates signals
Dollar, yuan steady on mixed oil, rates signals

(ATF) China yet again eased monetary policy significantly as it cut the one-year loan prime rate by 20bps...

Oil glut, earnings outlook rattles markets
Oil glut, earnings outlook rattles markets

(ATF) Hong Kong: Financial markets surrendered early gains on investor jitters ahead of the earnings season, which will see...

Hubei pumps 34bn yuan into helping coronavirus-hit businesses
Hubei pumps 34bn yuan into helping coronavirus-hit businesses

(ATF) Hubei, the central Chinese province that saw the biggest spread of coronavirus, has poured 34bn yuan of loans...

Central SOEs see 1Q net profit down 59%
More cuts expected even after China lowers key lending rate
Hubei securities firm starts 5 bn yuan bond issue
Three stadiums planned by Guangzhou Evergrande
EC leader slams dependency on China and India
US crude falls below $15 a barrel
Markets this week: Economies reopening, earnings watch

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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