ASML raised its 2026 sales forecast for the second time this year and its stock rose roughly 3%, a fresh signal that AI chip demand keeps outrunning even bullish Street estimates.
Jul 15, 2026The Netherlands' trade minister flew to Washington to lobby Congress against the MATCH Act, a bill that would bar Chinese chipmakers from buying ASML's deep-ultraviolet lithography machines -- equipment they've been allowed to purchase for a decade. With China making up 19% of ASML's system sales, Europe is openly resisting US efforts to escalate the semiconductor cold war.
Jun 24, 2026