Taiwan

Taiwan's Taiex index closed at a seven-year high of 8,450.72 on June 14. Over the longer term, we believe that the Taiex can climb towards 10,000, especially if relations with China... 2007-06-14

BMI View: Asia's cities are dramatically expanding their urban railway systems or building entirely new ones to cope with increased congestion. Given the sheer scale of the plans,... 2007-05-17

China, Japan, Taiwan and South Korea have all recently announced plans to improve the management of their foreign currency reserves - which combined total US$2.6trn - in order to... 2007-05-10

The Taiwan dollar hit a six-month low of TWD33.22/US$ on April 26. The fact that the Taiwan dollar has depreciated against its US counterpart even at a time when the greenback is... 2007-04-26

The Taiwan dollar has bounced off four-year trendline support at TWD33.10/US$, following hints that the US Fed may cut rates. However, the unit continues to look weak, and a break... 2007-03-22

Asia's stock markets and currencies have received renewed vigour from the US Federal Reserve's first real hints that the next movement in interest rates (currently 5.25%) will be... 2007-03-22

China is likely to become the fastest-growing fund management market in the world, with assets under management reaching US$1.4trn (GBP720bn) by 2016, according to a study by management... 2007-03-16

Asian equities appear to be stabilising after Wednesday's heavy losses, but we expect a degree of volatility to prevail in the short term. Certainly, matters have not been helped... 2007-03-01

The current correction in Asian stock markets is likely to prove sharp, but relatively short-lived, in BMI's view. As we have been arguing since December 2006, the steepness of regional... 2007-02-28

Taiwan's Taiex index fell by 1.42% to 7,762.51 on Monday following the government's seizure on Saturday of The Chinese Bank, after it experienced a TWD15bn (US$460mn) run on its reserves... 2007-01-08