Ben Blanchard

1 week ago | gurutrade.com | Liang-Sa Loh |Ben Blanchard |Jacqueline Wong

TAIPEI, June 19 (Reuters) - Taiwan's central bank kept its policy rate unchanged on Thursday, as widely expected, given the island's robust tech-driven economy and moderating inflation, and maintained its economic growth outlook for the year. The central bank left the benchmark discount rate at 2%, in a unanimous decision and in line with predictions from a Reuters poll where 29 of 30 economists forecast no change. The central bank maintained its 2025 estimate for economic growth at 3.05%.

2 weeks ago | share.google | Yimou Lee |Ben Blanchard

Inspired by Ukraine, Taiwan plans fleet of sea drones Taiwan's navy is dwarfed by that of China Taiwan military modernising to fight "asymmetric warfare" China would have to cross Taiwan Strait to invade the island China has stepped up military pressure against democratic Taiwan WUSHI, Taiwan, June 13 (Reuters) - Just off the small Taiwan fishing port of Wushi on its Pacific coast, a Taiwanese company is testing what could eventually be a powerful but unglamorous new weapon in the island's...

2 weeks ago | reuters.com | Yimou Lee |Ben Blanchard

Inspired by Ukraine, Taiwan plans fleet of sea drones Taiwan's navy is dwarfed by that of China Taiwan military modernising to fight "asymmetric warfare" China would have to cross Taiwan Strait to invade the island China has stepped up military pressure against democratic Taiwan WUSHI, Taiwan, June 13 (Reuters) - Just off the small Taiwan fishing port of Wushi on its Pacific coast, a Taiwanese company is testing what could eventually be a powerful but unglamorous new weapon in the island's...

2 weeks ago | gurutrade.com | Emily Chan |Ben Blanchard |Kate Mayberry

Exports +38.6% y/y to record high vs +25.0% forecast in Reuters poll Exports to U.S. +87.4% y/y to all-time high (prior month +29.5%) Exports to China +16.6% y/y (prior month +22.3%) Taiwan sees uncertainty in geopolitics, Trump tariff policy June exports seen up 15-25% y/y TAIPEI, June 9 (Reuters) - Taiwan's exports surged to a record in May on booming demand for artificial intelligence and as customers placed orders ahead of U.S. tariffs which could take effect next month after a suspension...

2 weeks ago | japantimes.co.jp | Ben Blanchard

Taiwan's coast guard held drills with the military on Sunday to better practice joint operations in the face of what the government in Taipei says is a growing "grey zone" threat from China, which claims the island as its own territory. Democratically governed Taiwan has repeatedly complained about activities such as undersea cable cutting and sand dredging by China around the island, designed to pressure it without direct confrontation.