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How Taiwan's AI Stock Boom Has Ordinary People Borrowing to Invest

Margin trading rose nearly 20% in the first half as investors borrowed from banks and brokers to chase gains in AI-linked shares.

Summary by BizToc
People across Taiwan are taking out loans and even remortgaging their homes to chase gains in an AI-fuelled stock boom — and not everyone is coming out ahead.

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According to Euronews, as reported by ChainCatcher, Taiwan's stock market surged 59% in the first half of this year due to a sharp increase in demand for AI hardware, with chip giants like TSMC playing a major role. Driven by expectations of high returns, many ordinary people borrowed money to enter the market through bank loans and mortgages, resulting in a nearly 20% increase in margin trading volume compared to the first half of the year. Som…

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The Straits Times broke the news in Singapore, Singapore on Wednesday, September 2, 2026.
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