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Taiwan Q2 GDP grew fastest in 4 years on strong tech demand

Taiwan Q2 GDP grew fastest in four years on strong tech demand
Taiwan's export-driven economy grew in the second quarter of 2025 at its highest rate in four years as tech demand remained robust despite the looming threat of U.S. tariffs.
Don't read too much into the strong Q2 GDP report; underlying demand is still cooling
According to a second estimate by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Q2 real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 3%, compared to a 1.5% decline in Q1. This was the U.S. economy's strongest showing since a 3.1% climb in Q3 2024.
Taiwan’s Q2 GDP Growth Hits 8%, Highest in Four Years
Taiwan’s GDP growth in the second quarter of 2025 surged to an estimated 7.96% year on year, the highest quarterly growth in four years.
US economy grows at 3% in Q2, rebounding from first pullback in 3 years
Wednesday's data showed US economic growth rebounded in the second quarter as the widest swath of President Trump's tariffs took hold.
Japan Q2 GDP probably back to growth, averting technical recession
Japan's economy probably grew marginally in April-June due to resilient consumption and net exports, managing to avoid a technical recession, or two straight quarters of contraction, a Reuters poll showed on Friday.
Taiwan Posts Fastest GDP Growth in Four Years, Buoyed by AI Demand -- Update
Taiwan's economy grew at its fastest speed in four years as the island's exports remained supercharged by AI demand and front-loaded orders ahead of U.S. tariffs. Gross domestic product expanded 7.96% in the April-June quarter from a year earlier,
AI Boom Propels Taiwan Economy to Fastest Growth in 4 Years
Taiwan’s economy clocked one of the world’s quickest growth rates last quarter, expanding at its fastest in four years thanks to a record surge in exports as a global boom in artificial intelligence fuels demand overseas.
Taiwan's economy accelerates in second quarter
Taiwan's economy grew at a forecast-busting pace in the second quarter, official data showed Thursday, fuelled by demand for AI technology and firms placing orders before threatened US tariffs hit.
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