Taiwan activates $15 billion stock stabilisation fund after precipitous falls

8/4/2025 19:46

Taiwan authorised the activation of its $15 billion stock stabilisation fund on Tuesday to prop up the market after two days of sharp falls in reaction to U.S. President Donald Trump's new import tariffs.



Trump last week announced that Taiwan, which runs a large trade surplus with the United States, will get a 32% tariff, sending the markets into a tailspin on Monday after they re-opened following a Thursday and Friday holiday.



Taiwan's finance ministry said in a statement that the government-run National Stabilisation Fund, which has some T$500 billion ($15.15 billion) in assets that can bolster Taiwan stocks in times of crisis, had been given the go ahead to intervene in the stock market.