AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoTaiwan Inflation Watch: Taiwan’s June CPI rose 2.60% year-on-year, the highest in 17 months, driven by higher fuel and food costs, with core CPI also above the central bank’s 2% alert level. Food Safety & Enforcement: Central Union Oil Corp. was fined NT$165.2 million for failing to promptly report tainted soybean oil containing excessive benzo[a]pyrene, with only a small portion of the recalled volume recovered so far. Semiconductor Reshuffle: onsemi said it will sell two chipmaking facilities under its “Fab Right” cost-cut plan—Tarlac, Philippines to Taiwan’s Greatek and Mountain Top, Pennsylvania to Sweden’s Silex—aiming for about $35 million in annual savings. Cross-Strait & Markets: Taiwan’s Taiex slid 2.31% as investors rotated out of electronics amid valuation worries and renewed geopolitical jitters after reports of a tanker hit near the Strait of Hormuz. EV Battery Disruption: A new wave of sodium-ion batteries—made from salt instead of lithium—could lower costs and broaden EV and grid storage options, with CATL’s tech highlighted as the next step. Global Tech & Deals: Grab said Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi stepped down from its board as Grab pushes ahead with its proposed $600 million acquisition of foodpanda’s Taiwan business. Defense Tech: ZenaTech unveiled prototype development of its IQ Sphere autonomous drone platform for GPS-denied defense inspections and surveillance.
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