Taiwan

Inflation rising to 2.46% takes Taiwan by surprise

Blame it on the nasty weather condition resulting to higher food prices.

Inflation rising to 2.46% takes Taiwan by surprise

Blame it on the nasty weather condition resulting to higher food prices.

Taiwan's Q2 GDP disappoints

The GDP for the second quarter came in lower than expected at -0.2% YoY, says DBS.

Taiwan contraction raises alarm on rate cuts

GDP for the second quarter of 2012 contracted for the first time since 2009 which could lead its central bank to slash interest rates.

Taiwan GDP growth pegged at 0.4%

Exports remained sluggish in the second quarter, says DBS, amid the synchronized slowdown in Europe, US, and China.

Taiwan's industrial production data point to weak GDP growth

June industrial production came in lower than expected at -2.4% YoY.

Taiwan exports slip 2.6%

Although it was better than expected, demand remains devastatingly weak.

Taiwan June export orders forecast to be down 0.2%

Sequential growth is likely to remain sluggish, says DBS.

Taiwan central bank fine tunes monetary policy

There is pressure for Taiwan's central bank to ease policy to support economic growth, says DBS.

Taiwan June exports suffer negative growth

This slow growth and the 1.77 June CPI should be closely monitored, despite recovery in retail trade and private consumption.

Sluggish Taiwan exports persist

June exports came in lower than expected at -3.2% YoY.

Macroeconomic conditions in Taiwan remain unfavorable

Growth should have stayed below potential in 2Q and is expected to continue doing so in 3Q, says DBS.

Taiwan exports improvement barely significant

Flipside risks still prevail amid export increase of less than 2% of GDP.

Taiwan to issue 4G licenses by 2014

Operators' amortization expenses may shoot up post licensing.

Taiwan's high-tech sector to suffer prolonged weak demand

Continued oversupply and weak product pricing are likely to drive RAM companies to perform badly over the next two quarters.

Taiwan's growth forecast cut to 2%

This is amidst weakness in overseas demand and the deterioration of trade competitiveness, says DBS.

High inflation and low GDP growth worsens outlook in Taiwan

Hikes in fuel and electricity prices led to a CPI of 1.6%, throwing the Taiwan central bank at a tight juncture between low growth and high inflation.

Bad news ahead for Taiwan

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