Taiwan

Along with many other regional markets Taiwanese stocks continue to look desultory, and we remain sceptical about the prospects of a sustained rebound in early 2009 given the high... 2008-12-29

Several Asian currencies look poised for further short-term gains against the US dollar. One of these is the Taiwan dollar, which is testing immediate resistance at TWD33.10/US$.... 2008-12-15

In the most aggressive move seen in nearly three decades the Central Bank of the Republic of China (CBRC) on December 11 slashed its benchmark discount rate by 75bps to 2.00% in a... 2008-12-11

BMI View: Although 2009 could see an end to the financial market volatility that has characterised 2008, the dim prospects for many key industries such as electronics and finance,... 2008-12-09

BMI View: With inflation having decelerated sharply in recent months and the Taiwanese economy being battered by external headwinds, financial market turmoil and sagging domestic... 2008-12-05

With the persistence of global risk aversion and an ongoing deterioration of economic conditions in Asia, we reiterate our bearish view of regional currencies. Evidence of deep recession... 2008-12-03

A slew of data releases today have amplified the negative vibe left by last week's dismal Q308 GDP number. Taiwan's export orders contracted by 5.56% y-o-y in October, down from a... 2008-11-24

Our sovereign risk ratings for Asia have fallen further since the August 2008 update, with most countries registering lower scores. This reflects BMI's expectations of significantly... 2008-11-21

Taiwan's third quarter GDP data came in on a very downbeat note, with the economy registering a contraction of 1.02% y-o-y, from an upwardly revised expansion of 4.56% in Q208. Although... 2008-11-20

Taiwan's vulnerability to the global economic slowdown is beyond dispute, with exports constituting some two-thirds the economy and the cyclically jumpy electronics sector playing... 2008-11-17