Betty Hou

Foreign investors are sitting on billions of dollars of cash in Taiwan, an encouraging sign for equity bulls predicting that a recent market decline will be short-lived.

Taiwan’s interest-rate swaps are nearing record highs on expectations the island’s monetary authority may not be done with its policy tightening blitz to cool off the housing market.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.’s tens of billions of dollars of investments in the US help reduce the archipelago’s trade surplus with its primary security partner, a senior Taiwanese official said, as export-reliant economies brace for US President-elect Donald Trump, who is threatening additional tariffs on imports.

As South Korea descends into political chaos, its equity market risks falling further behind major tech rival Taiwan, which is basking in the glory of the global artificial intelligence boom.

Taiwanese investors have emerged as the biggest buyer of bond exchange-traded funds in Asia, with the bulk of their money pouring into US debt.

Taiwan's government said a legal change to budget rules could derail its 2025 spending plan, underscoring challenges the opposition is posing to the new leader of the democracy at the core of China-US tensions.

Betty Hou 2 min read (Bloomberg) -- China's yield discount to the US has expanded to a fresh record, aggravating the challenge for a central bank that's already fighting gravity to support the yuan.

China’s yield discount to the US has expanded to a fresh record, aggravating the challenge for a central bank that’s already fighting gravity to support the yuan.

US Treasury 10-year yields can rise further to 5% as the economy hums along, a level that would offer a buying opportunity, according to Citigroup Inc.’s wealth division.

Os rendimentos dos títulos do Tesouro dos EUA de 10 anos podem subir ainda mais para 5%, conforme a economia avança. É um nível que representaria uma oportunidade de compra, de acordo com a divisão de gestão de patrimônio do Citigroup.