The insatiable global appetite for artificial-intelligence technology looks set to make Taiwan¡¯s central bankers¡¯ jobs easier.
Global demand for the hardware that underpins AI has sparked an economic recovery in Taiwan ¡ª a hub for the chips that drive the technology ¡ª and pushed the stock market to record highs. That¡¯s giving policymakers in Taipei room to focus on taming stubbornly high inflation.
All 27 economists surveyed expect the central bank to keep its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 1.875% for a fourth-straight quarter when its policy board convenes Thursday afternoon.
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