Taiwan's Central Bank has decided to keep interest rates unchanged for a fourth consecutive quarter, aiming to keep inflation in check as U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff threats loom and the national power utility gets set to raise prices.
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00:00Taiwan's central bank has decided to keep interest rates unchanged for the fourth quarter in a row.
00:05The bank has adopted a wait-and-see approach to the economic impacts of U.S. President
00:10Donald Trump's tariffs. Trump has threatened to impose levies on Taiwan's key semiconductor
00:16exports. The central bank's policies seek to keep inflation in check,
00:21with policymakers concerned over potential electricity price hikes later this year.