※ 引述《y598763 (diamond)》之銘言: : 1.原文標題:TSMC to Inject $10 Billion Capital to Unit to Counter FX Swings : 2.原文連結:https://yhoo.it/4nz1lwS : 3.內容: : (Bloomberg) -- Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. is set to inject $10 b
il : on in capital to its overseas unit to shore up its currency hedging operatio
ns : its biggest such move to counter a volatile local exchange rate. : TSMC Global Ltd., a wholly-owned unit of the world’s largest contract chipm
ak : , has approved a plan to increase its capital by issuing $10 billion worth n
ew : hares to its parent to help it reduce foreign exchange hedging costs, the co
mp : y said in a statement. It’s the third such deal since 2024, and by far the
la : est. They occurred during periods when the Taiwan dollar tended to appreciat
e. : he moves grant TSMC Global — the vehicle responsible for managing overseas
in : stments and hedging — more capital flexibility in managing exchange rate ri
sk : The capital injection is for general investments, mainly bank deposits and b
on : , according to a separate statement from Taiwan’s Department of Investment
Re : ew. The purpose was for TSMC to shift its own foreign exchange holdings to t
he : nit to help with hedging costs, the statement said. : Recent strength in the Taiwan dollar has caused worries in Taipei about the
ec : omy’s heavy reliance on exports. In May, the currency notched its biggest s
in : e-day gain since the 1980s, spurring calls from the central bank to curb spe
cu : tion. The cost of hedging swings has surged this year, with one-year implied
v : atility for the local currency hitting the highest since 2011 on Wednesday. : “Generally speaking, the heightened forex volatility would mean that banks
ma : be adjusting their margin requirements,” said Philip McNicholas, Asia sover
ei : strategist at Robeco based in Singapore. “Issuing new shares, and bringing
i : an immediate cash injection, may help companies manage the margin requiremen
ts : n both existing and new hedges.” : “The US dollar cash can also be useful for companies’ overseas operations,
w : ch could also require consistent hedging,” McNicholas added. : TSMC, the main chipmaker to Apple Inc. and Nvidia Corp., is by far the islan
d? : biggest company and exporter because the majority of its production is dome
st : . A stronger Taiwan dollar hurts exporters because the US dollars they earn
fr : sales abroad would translate into less of the local currency, or they would
n : d to raise their prices overseas and risk denting demand. : In June, Chief Executive Officer C. C. Wei told shareholders the company’s
op : ating margin has fallen several percentage points because of a stronger loca
l : rrency. : “Typically, one of the means of such a move is for natural hedging, where a
c : porate can match US dollar revenue with US dollar liabilities,” said Christ
op : r Wong, senior foreign-exchange strategist at Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp L
td : “It can also fund their US asset and expansion plans with less FX conversio
n : sk.” : 以下GPT翻譯 : 台積電注資百億美元以對抗匯率波動 : (彭博社報導)—— 台灣積體電路製造公司(TSMC)計劃向其海外子公司注資 100 億
美 : ,以強化其貨幣避險操作,這是該公司迄今為止因應本地匯率波動所採取的最大規模資
本 : 動。 : 全球最大的晶圓代工廠台積電表示,其全資子公司 TSMC Global Ltd. 已核准發行價值
1 : 億美元的新股給母公司,以提升資本、降低外匯避險成本。這是自 2024 年以來的第
三? : 類似交易,規模也是最大的一次。這些交易多發生在新台幣升值期間。透過此舉,TSMC
G : bal——負責管理海外投資與避險的實體——將擁有更大的資本彈性以因應匯率風險。 : 根據台灣投資審議委員會的另一份聲明,此次注資將用於一般性投資,主要包括銀行存
款 : 債券。聲明指出,台積電此次操作的目的,是將其自有的外匯持有轉至該單位,以協助
降 : 避險成本。 : 近期新台幣升值引發台北方面對於出口依賴過重的憂慮。今年 5 月,新台幣出現自 19
80 : 年代以來最大單日漲幅,促使中央銀行呼籲抑制市場投機行為。今年以來匯率避險成本
飆 : ,新台幣一年期隱含波動率於週三達到自 2011 年以來最高水準。 : 「一般而言,匯市波動加劇會使銀行調整保證金要求,」Robeco 新加坡分部的亞洲主
權? : 略師 Philip McNicholas 表示。「發行新股並立即注入現金,或有助於企業管理現有
及? : 增避險的保證金需求。」 : McNicholas 補充說:「美元現金也對企業的海外營運有幫助,因為這些營運通常也需
要? : 定的避險策略。」 : 台積電是蘋果公司與輝達(Nvidia)最主要的晶片製造商,也是台灣最大企業與出口商
, : 為其大部分產能設於本島。當新台幣升值,出口商的美元營收在換算成新台幣後變少,
或 : 提高海外售價而影響需求。 : 台積電執行長魏哲家於 6 月向股東表示,因新台幣升值,公司營業利潤率已下滑數個
百? : 點。 : 華僑銀行(OCBC)資深外匯策略師黃儲誠(Christopher Wong)表示:「企業進行此類
操 : 的一種常見目的,是實現『自然避險』,也就是將美元收入與美元負債相匹配。這也能
幫 : 他們以較小的外匯轉換風險來資助其美國資產與擴張計劃。」 : 4.心得評論:隨著台幣匯率直直升,台積電也趁勢兌換美元進行避險,這樣對於穩定匯
率 : 知道有沒有幫助?