Taiwan

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Taiwan’s Taiex equity index is being dragged by conflicting forces. On the one hand, an improving economy and rising exports in the run-up to Christmas are boosting investor sentiment.... 2005-11-22

While bird flu, as yet, is not a pandemic, it is worth examining the potential financial costs associated with such an eventuality. Even in the absence of proven human-to-human transmission... 2005-11-17

The Taiwan dollar has stabilised at TWD33.65/US$, which is also a trend-line support level. Further losses could take the currency back to TWD34.20/US$. Overall, the unit looks somewhat... 2005-11-10

The Taiwan dollar has under-performed the South Korean won against the US dollar and looks set to remain weak against the won for some time yet, although the correlation between the... 2005-09-28

Taiwan's Taiex bourse and its dollar currency have come under strong downward pressure lately, amid concerns about slowing economic growth, and rising world oil prices. We see more... 2005-08-24

The TWD32.00-32.10/US$ area is key. A close below this would spell further weakness on a technical basis. The next key support level is TWD32.50/US$, a break of which would presage... 2005-08-18

Taiwan-New Taiwan DollarTaiwan-Taipei Weigh.

The election of Ma Ying-jeou as the chairman of Taiwan's main opposition KMT (Nationalist) party bodes well for an improvement in cross-Straits relations in the years ahead. The KMT... 2005-07-18

Taiwan-New Taiwan DollarTaiwan-Taipei Weigh.