Taiwan Unlikely to Join Other Asian Central Banks in Easing Monetary Policy
- Taipei’s central bank set to keep key interest rate unchanged
- Rate already near record low as trade war starts to bite
Taiwan’s Central Bank.
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Taiwan is seen as unlikely to join several neighboring countries in cutting borrowing costs even as the trade war pushes Asian economies into a new monetary-easing cycle.
Taiwan’s central bank is expected to keep its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 1.375% for a 12th straight meeting Thursday, despite the effect the ongoing dispute between U.S. and China, its two biggest trading partners, is having on exports. There’s little expectation of a change any time soon - economists see Taiwan’s policy makers as unlikely to move until the first quarter of 2021.