Macro-financial risk
2026-04-26
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Taiwan Strait Risk Pricing 2026: What the Market Is Implying and What It Should
Cross-asset signals understate the tail. We reconcile options skew, sovereign CDS, and marine premia against PLA tempo and semiconductor concentration to recalibrate corporate hedges through 2028.
Taiwan Strait risk is the most underpriced macro tail in 2026. TWD risk reversals, TAIEX implied volatility, and Taiwan five year sovereign CDS all sit near multi year averages despite a clear escalation in PLA exercise tempo, a rising marine war risk premium for Taiwan port calls, and a global semiconductor exposure that has grown, not s...