TAIPEI, July 24 (Reuters) – Taiwan’s central bank on Friday emphasised its good relations with the U.S. Treasury Department, in response to the Treasury’s latest semi-annual currency report which included Taiwan on its “monitoring list” along with nine other economies.
In its statement, the central bank said:
• Taiwan’s central bank has longstanding open lines of communication with the U.S. Treasury Department, and based on this solid relationship, both parties will continue to discuss their perspectives on macroeconomic and currency exchange rate issues.
• In recent years, Taiwan’s trade surplus with the U.S. has grown significantly, primarily driven by strong U.S. demand for the island’s technology products such as semiconductors.
• Taiwan’s net Foreign Direct Investment outflow expanded to $34 billion in 2025 from $21 billion in 2024. This reflects the restructuring of global supply chains, as leading Taiwanese companies actively seek to diversify their production lines across the United States, Europe, and Japan.
• The Central Bank of Taiwan and the U.S. Department of the Treasury issued a joint statement on exchange rate issues on November 14, 2025, committing to publicly disclosing foreign exchange intervention data at least on a quarterly basis.
(Reporting by Faith Hung;Editing by Alison Williams)
