DBS Group Analysis, led by Ma Tieying, assesses Taiwan’s AI-driven growth and its implications for the 2H26 outlook. The financial institution notes that AI stays central for Taiwan’s technology-oriented economic system and that the AI supercycle is nearing a peak. DBS expects Taiwan to take care of above-trend progress via 3Q26 earlier than normalizing from 4Q26, with inflation staying sticky and GDP and CPI forecasts revised accordingly.
AI supercycle nears cyclical peak
“The AI outlook is balanced between robust structural optimism and rising cyclical warning.”
“AI stays the central theme shaping the 2H26 financial outlook, notably for technology-oriented economies akin to Taiwan.We monitor the AI cycle throughout three layers: AI token utilization, hyperscaler capital expenditure, and semiconductor demand and provide.”
“These indicators counsel that the momentum of the AI super-cycle is approaching a peak.”
“Taiwan entered 2026 with exceptionally robust financial momentum.”
“Waiting for 2H26, we count on Taiwan to take care of above-trend progress via 3Q26 earlier than exercise begins to normalize from 4Q26 onward.”
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