Taiwan keeps certificate of deposit rates unchanged

Taiwan's central bank on Friday kept the interest rate on 30-day certificates of deposit unchanged at 0.57 percent, after holding its benchmark discount rate steady for a fourth straight time. Taiwan's central bank said it also kept 91-day certificate of deposit rates at 0.61 percent and 182-day certificate of deposit rates at 0.71 percent. On Thursday, Taiwan's central bank kept interest rates at a record low of 1.25 percent as expected.