Taiwan

Bad news ahead for Taiwan

More downgrades by market analysts are expected as exports orders likely to have declined.

Bad news ahead for Taiwan

More downgrades by market analysts are expected as exports orders likely to have declined.

Taiwan's GDP growth to fall below official expectations

DBS says export orders data will show that overseas demand has continued to contract for the fifth month in a row.

Taiwan's state banks riding on false complacency?

A study conducted by Fitch Ratings reported that the Taiwanese public's strong confidence in their state banks has hindered reforms from being pushed.

Can Taiwan afford to raise wages to counter inflation?

While local enterprises could afford the cost of salary increase, export-oriented businesses may not follow suit, given their current weakness in export competitiveness.

Just buy it! Taiwanese shoppers spent more on shoes in 2011

Demand for shoes registered 16% in volume bringing total sales to exceed 8.5 million pairs.

Disappointing 1Q GDP growth for Taiwan looms

Based on monthly data, the growth figure is predicted to register at 3% or below the potential rate of 4%.

Taiwan's export recovery reflect lackluster performance in 1Q

No strong uplift is seen in the offing with orders from China coming in weak, a European market still sluggish, and the US unstable.

Conservative outlook prevails for Taiwan's Money Market Funds

Taiwanese MMFs are constrained by their concentration on the domestic financial sector, comprising over 90% of assets.

Taiwan PMI jumps to ten-month high

More resilient than expected demand locally is one of the drivers of the current stabilisation.

Taiwan central bank leaves discount rate unchanged

Analyst says keeping the discount rate at 1.875% came as no surprise.

What you need to know about Taiwan’s latest export figures

Analyst says Taiwan's export growth is receiving a much needed boost.

Taiwan’s GDP growth seen to turn positive in 1Q12

Thanks to industrial output that jumped 4.3% on the month-on-month seasonally-adjusted basis.

Has Taiwan’s economy slipped into a technical recession?

It seems likely as QoQ GDP growth may have remained marginally negative for the second consecutive quarter, says DBS.

Was Taiwan's economic opening to China a mistake?

Expected rise in trade and investment have not yet materialized, says DBS.

Taiwan technical recession looms with latest exports tumble

December exports expanded only 0.6% yoy from an already slow 1.3 growth in November.

Taiwan’s inflation surges to 2% in December

The country’s inflation surprised on the downside as food prices spiked 5%.

Is Taiwan tumbling to a technical recession?

November exports fell way short of the expected 8.6%, stoking fears of a consecutive contraction.