TWN News and Press, Taiwan Fund Inc. From 08/14/21

For income investors, closed-end funds remain an attractive investment class that covers a variety of asset classes and promise high distributions and reasonable total returns. Closed-end funds are generally characterized by higher volatility and deeper drawdowns than the broad market...

Taiwanese equities seem to be pricing in a large equity risk premium. China continues to be an evident threat to Taiwan's independence, although no real conflict has happened as yet. Provided there is no significant conflict or war, investors in EWT are likely to continue to "coll...

A marked fall in business optimism in July hints that companies could become reticent to expand capacity while the pandemic continues to hit supply chains. Output growth continued to run behind the growth of new orders for a fifth straight month, meaning backlogs of work rose sharply ...

The Delta variant of the coronavirus is rattling markets and poses real risks, but we should not be distracted from the successful impact of vaccinations. The effectiveness of vaccinations is the reason U.S. real GDP is back to pre-crisis levels amid this still-raging pandemic. Gl...

COVID-19’s strong variants and slow vaccine distribution affect many EM economies. EM economies are increasingly powered by disruptive and innovative companies that are globally competitive. While the pandemic remains the primary determinant and influencer for economic mark...

Taiwanese export data show the growth rate cooling in the second quarter, corroborating recent PMI survey findings of slower export gains as the global economy cooled amid further COVID-19 waves. Official data showed Taiwan's export orders rising some 31.1% above levels of a year ago ...

While inflation concerns and a global reopening-driven value rebound remained top of mind for investors throughout Q2, growth sectors made a comeback in June. While overseas-listed China internet companies came under pressure due to increased regulatory scrutiny, E-Commerce and fintec...

Taiwan Fund (TWN): FQ3 NII of -$0.08.Press Release For further details see: Taiwan Fund reports FQ3 results

For income investors, closed-end funds remain an attractive investment class that covers a variety of asset classes and promise high distributions and reasonable total returns. Closed-end funds are generally characterized by higher volatility and deeper drawdowns than the broad market...

The Asia-Pacific region experienced a recession in 2020 owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, with Asia-Pacific GDP contracting by an estimated 1.1%. During the second half of 2020, many Asia-Pacific economies had shown a significant recovery in economic momentum. However, recovery mome...