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Chinese Firms Trying to Cut Indonesian Nickel Smelter Stakes
Chinese Firms Trying to Cut Indonesian Nickel Smelter Stakes

Indonesia has been negotiating a critical mineral deal with the US so its nickel can be recognised for EV tax cuts; that means Chinese firms need to reduce their holdings

Typhoon Pounds China’s Fujian After Lashing Taiwan, Manila
Typhoon Pounds China’s Fujian After Lashing Taiwan, Manila

Gaemi affected almost 630,000 people in southeastern Fujian province, with almost half of that number having to be relocated

China to Use Bonds to Pay For Consumer Trade-in Scheme
China to Use Bonds to Pay For Consumer Trade-in Scheme

Planning agency says it will use $20.7 billion from special bonds being issued this year to subsidize replacement home appliances, cars, bicycles and other items

Thai Task Force to Help Stop Arms Funding For Myanmar Military
World’s Wealthiest 1% Added $42tn to Fortunes Since 2014 – F24
Indonesia Offers ‘Golden Visa’ to Draw Foreign Investors, Lift Economy
Nikkei Dives as Yen Surges, Tech Earnings Weigh on Hang Seng
China’s Central Bank in Surprise MLF Loan at Low Rate
BYD Sales Boom in Southeast Asia While Tesla Growth Slows
BOJ to Unveil Plan to Halve Bond Buying, Unsure on Rate Hike

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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