TSMC has for decades provided a “Silicon Shield” to its namesake island. Now it sees both business and geopolitical reasons for going big in the U.S.

TAIPEI, Jan 24 (Reuters) - The impact of this month's U.S.-Taiwan trade and tariff deal on the Taiwan dollar's exchange rate is within a "controllable range", the island's central bank said on Saturday.

Taiwan is responsible for the majority of the world's semiconductor chips.

Taiwan’s domestic gridlock is revealing a deep-seated fracture over how the island should defend itself and how much it can depend on the United States.

Over the past year, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (NYSE: TSM) has experienced one of the most impressive rallies among global technology stocks, with its share price increasing approximately 65% as investors adapted to the positive effects of artificial intelligence (AI) and changes within the industry.

By Ben Blanchard TAIPEI, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Taiwan President Lai Ching-te on Friday offered talks with Ukraine to crack down on sanctions-busting after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy name-checked the island as a source of illicit missile components.

The Trump administration agreed to lower tariffs on Taiwanese goods, while Taiwan said it would invest more in U.S. manufacturing.

Wall Street expects the company to gain about 25% this year.

Taiwan detains journalist over alleged military leaks to China - A TV reporter and current and former army officers are accused of exchanging military information for payments

TAIPEI, Jan 27 (Reuters) - More foreign companies in Taiwan are preparing emergency plans as security concerns rise but actual disruption from tensions with China is very low, the American Chamber of Commerce in Taiwan said in a survey released on Tuesday.