ASML Raises Outlook as AI Demand Outstrips Supply Through 2028

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ASML raises sales forecast as chipmaking tool demand driven by AI will outpace capacity to 2028; company explores capacity expansion. Also: Nvidia’s $2 billion Europe investments, oil market risks, guests including Cathie Wood.

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ASML told Europe’s markets that demand for its extreme ultraviolet lithography machines will outpace supply through 2028 and raised its full-year sales forecast while saying it is exploring capacity expansion. That admission matters because it is a clear supply shock inside the chip-equipment chain at the same moment Nvidia is announcing new capital commitments in Europe, tying machine makers, chip designers, and regional investment flows into the same story about AI-driven demand. The clip puts a near-term production constraint and a flow of AI capital next to each other, which is why traders and corporate planners both took notice.