March Rebound, April Compensation: Labor Fund Estimates April Returns to Reach New Highs
Taiwan's Labor Funds Utilization Bureau announced that although it recorded a record single-month loss of NT$378.7 billion in March, global financial indicators, especially Taiwanese stocks, performed well in April. As a result, the Bureau estimates that April's returns will reach unprecedented highs.
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(Central News Agency reporter Chang Hsiung-Feng, Taipei 4th) The Labor Funds Utilization Bureau announced today that although March saw a return of NT$378.7 billion, setting a new record for the largest single-month loss in history, global financial indicators in April were all good, especially the outstanding performance of Taiwanese stocks. Therefore, they estimate that April's returns will be “unfathomable.”
The Ministry of Labor today announced the latest performance of the labor fund. As of the end of March this year, the labor fund's earnings amounted to NT$434.4 billion, with a return rate of 5.76%; however, the single-month earnings plunged by NT$378.7 billion, setting a new record for the largest single-month loss in history.
Liu Li-Ju, Deputy Director of the Ministry of Labor's Labor Funds Utilization Bureau, explained at a press conference this afternoon that the amount of returns in March was significant, but in April, both global stock and bond markets performed very well, especially the excellent performance of Taiwanese stocks. The simultaneous rise in stocks and bonds made a significant contribution to the fund's earnings; “Perhaps the situation in April will make everyone feel that there's no ceiling to the returns.”
Liu Li-Ju further explained that, for Taiwanese stocks, the single month of March saw a decline of 10.12%, but April saw a single-month increase of 22.71%, which is quite rare. Cumulatively, from January to April this year, Taiwanese stocks rose by 34.4%. From a financial indicator perspective alone, Taiwan's market performance is actually very strong.
The Labor Funds Utilization Bureau statistics show that the single-month return in February this year was NT$418.4 billion, the highest single-month return in history. When asked by the media whether April was expected to break this record again, Liu Li-Ju estimated, “There should be no problem.”
Liu Li-Ju added that, upon closer examination of the many Taiwanese stocks, over 60% of the entire market was down, but the labor fund usually adopts a diversified investment approach. For example, if they are bullish on the AI industry, they would not just bet on one stock; they would definitely seek to invest in leading or representative companies across the entire upstream and downstream AI industry. (Edited by Li Hen-Shan) 1150504
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(Central News Agency reporter Chang Hsiung-Feng, Taipei 4th) The Labor Funds Utilization Bureau announced today that although March saw a return of NT$378.7 billion, setting a new record for the largest single-month loss in history, global financial indicators in April were all good, especially the outstanding performance of Taiwanese stocks. Therefore, they estimate that April's returns will be “unfathomable.”
The Ministry of Labor today announced the latest performance of the labor fund. As of the end of March this year, the labor fund's earnings amounted to NT$434.4 billion, with a return rate of 5.76%; however, the single-month earnings plunged by NT$378.7 billion, setting a new record for the largest single-month loss in history.
Liu Li-Ju, Deputy Director of the Ministry of Labor's Labor Funds Utilization Bureau, explained at a press conference this afternoon that the amount of returns in March was significant, but in April, both global stock and bond markets performed very well, especially the excellent performance of Taiwanese stocks. The simultaneous rise in stocks and bonds made a significant contribution to the fund's earnings; “Perhaps the situation in April will make everyone feel that there's no ceiling to the returns.”
Liu Li-Ju further explained that, for Taiwanese stocks, the single month of March saw a decline of 10.12%, but April saw a single-month increase of 22.71%, which is quite rare. Cumulatively, from January to April this year, Taiwanese stocks rose by 34.4%. From a financial indicator perspective alone, Taiwan's market performance is actually very strong.
The Labor Funds Utilization Bureau statistics show that the single-month return in February this year was NT$418.4 billion, the highest single-month return in history. When asked by the media whether April was expected to break this record again, Liu Li-Ju estimated, “There should be no problem.”
Liu Li-Ju added that, upon closer examination of the many Taiwanese stocks, over 60% of the entire market was down, but the labor fund usually adopts a diversified investment approach. For example, if they are bullish on the AI industry, they would not just bet on one stock; they would definitely seek to invest in leading or representative companies across the entire upstream and downstream AI industry. (Edited by Li Hen-Shan) 1150504
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