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Traders on a Chinese stock exchange floor with screens showing falling tech stocks
World News · Oct 16, 2026

Beijing Orders Quiet Market Support as AI and Tech Selloff Drags Down Chinese Stocks

Chinese regulators have quietly directed state funds, brokerages and listed firms to buy shares and curb selling after a renewed rout in technology and AI related stocks pushed major indexes lower on October 16, 2026. The measures aim to stabilise markets and blunt a wider hit to growth expectations, but they also underline Beijing’s readiness to intervene in capital markets to manage risk.

Taipei industrial semiconductor plant at dusk with shipping containers in foreground
World News · Oct 14, 2026

IMF raises Taiwan 2026 growth forecast to 10.7 percent, citing AI driven surge in chip demand

The International Monetary Fund on Oct 13 sharply raised its forecast for Taiwan’s 2026 real GDP growth to 10.7 percent, crediting a concentrated global AI hardware boom that has propelled semiconductor and related exports. The upgrade lifts Taiwan to the top of Asia Pacific growth rankings but also raises questions about inflation, supply chain concentration and the need to spread AI gains across the economy.