Taiwan’s forex reserves reach record US$605.487bnBy Crystal Hsu / Staff reporterTaiwan’s foreign exchange reserves hit a record US$605.487 billion last month, rising for three consecutive months and up US$1.03 billion from the previous month, the central bank reported yesterday. February is typically a peak month for investment income, which helped boost the central bank’s foreign exchange reserves, Department of Foreign Exchange Director-General Eugene Tsai (蔡炯民) said. Photo: CNAMovements among other major currencies also affected foreign exchange reserves after the portfolio of non-US dollar assets was converted into the US currency, Tsai said. Meanwhile, foreign investors’ holdings of Taiwanese stocks, bonds and New Taiwan dollar-denominated deposits reached US$1.47 trillion last month, equivalent to about 243 percent of Taiwan’s foreign exchange reserves. Both figures are the highest on record and up from US$1.297 trillion and a ratio of 215 percent in the previous month, central bank data showed.

Source: Taipei Times March 05, 2026 17:14 UTC