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PBoC adds more liquidity for Chinese lenders
PBoC adds more liquidity for Chinese lenders

(ATF) China moved Wednesday to pump more money into the banking system in a bid to help the...

Chinese economy contracts for first time in decades
Chinese economy contracts for first time in decades

BEIJING: China’s economy contracted for the first time in around three decades in the first quarter as the coronavirus crisis brought the country to a standstill, according...

The best medicine is to prepare for growth: IMF
The best medicine is to prepare for growth: IMF

Faced with a once-in-a-century economic crisis, governments are rolling out massive spending programs that will increase debt and...

Asia gets reality check ahead of earnings data
Gold up with equities, dollar in doldrums, yuan steady
Markets make gains but earnings clouds hover
Xiaomi looking for new CFO
Don’t expect China’s consumers to bail out the world
Company Report: Huawei, ICBC
State Council approves Jiangxi inland open economy zone

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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