Last year, retail investors from Taiwan made unprecedented acquisitions of US assets, as households sought opportunities for higher returns, stepping outside conventional insurance products.

This was reported by Bloomberg.

According to the Taiwan Securities Association, retail investors purchased approximately NT$105.5 billion (US$3.2 billion) in US stocks, exchange-traded funds, and bonds in 2024, marking a historic high.

The influx of Taiwanese investments into these US assets also reached record levels last year.

The shift towards foreign instruments is also evident in other parts of Asia. In Japan, demand from retail investors for foreign stocks is putting pressure on the yen, adding to the downside risks posed by Donald Trump's tariffs and the significant gap in interest rates with the US.