National Central University professor of economics Hsu Chih-chiang, who heads a research team commissioned by Cathay Financial Holding Co, speaks to reporters in Taipei yesterday. Photo: Allen Wu, ... ( read original story ...)
Moody’s affirms Fubon Financial, Taipei Fubon Bank and Fubon Securities’ ratings following the proposed acquisition of Jih Sun Financial
December 22, 2020 Moody's Investors Service has affirmed the Baa1 issuer rating of Fubon Financial Holding Co., Ltd. The outlook remains negative. At the same time, Moody's has affirmed Taipei Fubon ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese Regulators Break Ant Group Billionaire Jack Ma
Just before Jack Ma’s Ant Group’s IPO was halted by the Chinese government back in November, the billionaire offered to salvage the battered financial tech firm in a deal that would put him in the ... ( read original story ...)
Citibank Taiwan wins ESG award at Taiwan Banking and Finance Best Practice Awards
Citibank Taiwan Ltd (台灣花旗) was presented with the Best Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Award at the Taiwan Banking and Finance Best Practice Awards — known as the Oscars of the financial ... ( read original story ...)
An Epic Year of Market Events Shook China, Hong Kong, Taiwan
China, Hong Kong and Taiwan’s economies were among the first to suffer from the virus pandemic. They were also home to some of the most dramatic events in global financial markets this year. Take ... ( read original story ...)
China Turns Up Heat on Country’s Tech Giants
TAIPEI - In recent weeks, Chinese regulators have cracked down ... Lu Suiqi, an associate professor of finance at Peking University, says the government has been turning a blind eye to monopoly issues ... ( read original story ...)
Medtecs Chosen as Asian Development Bank’s Partner to Supply Vital PPE to Asian Developing Countries Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic
Medtecs Group, a leading personal protective equipment (PPE) supplier based in Taiwan, had passed the rigorous procurement process of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in June 2020 to become the ADB’s ... ( read original story ...)
Booming Taiwan urges shippers not to jack up prices amid container shortage
Taiwan's government has urged shipping companies not to unfairly push up their prices amid a global squeeze on shipping containers and a shortage of space on cargo ships, the transport ministry said ... ( read original story ...)
Central bank’s Yang says Taiwan’s interests come first
The central bank yesterday denied acting to unfairly boost Taiwan’s exports, as it attributed the nation’s widening trade surpluses with the US to the fallout from US-China trade tensions. Central ... ( read original story ...)
China Market Update: Foreign Investors Buy $1.233B Of Mainland Stocks Today
Asian equities had a strong night on moderate volumes except for Taiwan, South Korea, and Singapore. There was strong inflow from foreign investors via Northbound Stock Connect totaling $1.233 billion ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Keeps Rate at Record Low as U.S. Turns Up Currency Heat
(Bloomberg) -- Taiwan’s central bank left its benchmark interest rate unchanged, as expected, with the focus shifting to the local dollar after the U.S. put the island economy back onto its watchlist ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan c.bank says U.S. move to monitor its currency reflects trade surplus
TAIPEI, Dec 17 (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury's decision to ... Reuters provides trusted business, financial, national, and international news to professionals via Thomson Reuters desktops, the world's ... ( read original story ...)
Perception skills are key to success: Q&A with Laura Huang, associate professor at Harvard Business School
The key to whether something sells or not is not the superiority of the product technology, but whether consumers are willing to pay for it. That's a key message Laura Huang, associate professor of ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Central Bank Says U.S. Move to Monitor Its Currency Reflects Trade Surplus
The U.S. Treasury's decision to put Taiwan on its currency monitoring list is a reflection of the international economic situation and the island's trade surplus with United States, central bank ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Stock Market Has Positive Lead For Thursday
The Taiwan stock market on Wednesday snapped the two-day losing streak in which it had fallen almost 200 points or 1.4 percent. The Taiwan Stock Exchange now rests just above the 14,300-point plateau ... ( read original story ...)
Strong Dollar, Excess Cash Put Taiwan in a Bind: Decision Guide
It can’t raise interest rates without further driving up the value of it’s dollar, and while cutting rates should help stem the currency’s gains, it could also exacerbate a surfeit of cash, which is ... ( read original story ...)