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MNI MARKET ANALYSIS: Taiwan Equities, The EM 'Safe-Haven'?

MNI MARKETS ANALYSIS: A Reversal In The S&P?

Executive Summary:

  • Taiwanese equities keep trading at record highs despite the sharp deceleration in Chinese economic activity and the surge in geopolitical uncertainty
  • Due to the important semiconductor component, Taiwan stock market trades like a mega-cap growth stock, therefore has been very sensitive to the significant rise in global liquidity

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As for the mega-cap growth stocks, Taiwan equities have been strongly driven by the significant rise in liquidity from major central banks in the past cycle. The chart below shows the strong co-movement between the G4 central bank (Fed, ECB, BoJ, PBoB) total assets and TWSE Index.

Source: Bloomberg/MNI

MNI London Bureau | +44 203-865-3809 | edward.hardy@marketnews.com
MNI London Bureau | +44 203-865-3809 | edward.hardy@marketnews.com

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