Trade Tension Tremors Seen In NTD$ Turmoil

Caroline Wong, APAC Country Risk Analyst, BMI

07-May-25 07:30

Trade Tension Tremors Seen In NTD$ Turmoil

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The Taiwanese dollar jumped more than 6% in the span of two days this week, causing ripples across global forex markets. How much is this related to ongoing US-Taiwan trade negotiations? We discuss this with Caroline Wong, APAC Country Risk Analyst at BMI.

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Categories: markets, economy, international, government, politics, investments

Tags: taiwan dollar, ringgit, asian currencies, dedollarisation, trump tariff,

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