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The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) announced on October 21 a reduction of both the 1-year and 5-year Loan Prime Rates (LPR) by 25 basis points each, bringing them to 3.1% and 3.6%, respectively. Read more at Datatrack In mid-September, the PBoC launched a series of large-scale monetar...
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Last week, following TSMC's release of better-than-expected third-quarter earnings, the U.S. S&P 500 index hit a new record high. In the bond market, U.S. Treasury yields remained largely unchanged, with the 10-year minus 2-year yield spread holding at 13 bps. Meanwhile, the U.S. dollar index co...
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Recently, Wuhan Taiziwei Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd. in China launched its T150 A photoresist product, which has successfully passed mass production validation for semiconductor processes. With a fully self-designed formula, this achievement is expected to pave the way for a new era in Chin...
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China’s monthly economic data in September showed signs of improvement, according to China’s National Bureau of Statistics on October 18. In terms of consumption, retail sales grew by 3.2% year-over-year in September, up by 1.1 percentage points from the previous month and exceeding market e...
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The global semiconductor market is nearing the end of its inventory cycle. With the rise of AI-related applications, new energy vehicles, 5G, high-performance computing, and other emerging sectors, industry experts estimate that the global semiconductor industry could reach a valuation of $1 trillio...