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Taiwan's $286 Billion Pension Fund Trims Dollar Exposure Amid Market Volatility

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•Taiwan's $286 billion pension fund reduced US dollar exposure amid market volatility and a global reassessment of dollar assets, per Bloomberg.
•The US dollar dropped to NT$31.355 on the Taipei Foreign Exchange, down NT$0.133 from the prior close.
•Australian retirees are increasing pension withdrawals as global turmoil and surging inflation erode confidence, Bloomberg reports.
•Real wages in Australia declined 0.3% in 2025 and remain at roughly late-2011 levels, reflecting 17 years without meaningful real wage growth.
•A major study found 65% of migrant workers in Australia are underpaid, with over one-third earning below the minimum wage.

Sources

Taiwan’s $286 Billion Pension Fund Trims Its Dollar Exposure

Bloomberg

Anxious Australian Retirees Ramp Up Pension Fund Withdrawals

Bloomberg

‘Every time we had to ask for pay’: Workers are losing billions in migrant wage...

Smh

Aussies face 17 years without real wage growth

Macrobusiness

U.S. dollar down in Taipei trading - Focus Taiwan

Focustaiwan

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