Taiwan's central bank retained its key interest rate, as widely expected, on Thursday and raised its growth outlook on strong demand for AI and other technology applications. The central bank board unanimously decided to maintain the key discount rate at 2.0 percent.
The rate on refinancing of secured loans and the rate on temporary accommodations were unchanged at 2.375 percent and 4.25 percent, respectively.
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May 15, 2026 15:25 ET Apart from the confirmation of Kevin Warsh as the next Fed chair, the main news on the economics front this week included key price data from the U.S. and the first quarter economic growth figures from major economies. Both consumer prices and producer costs have started to reflect the effect of supply shocks due to the Middle East conflict. In Europe, GDP data was in focus, while inflation data from China dominated the news flow in Asia.