The Taiwan stock market has moved higher in back-to-back sessions, gathering more than 325 points or 1.5 percent along the way. The Taiwan Stock Exchange now rests just above the 23,100-point plateau and it's expected open to the upside again on Wednesday.
The global forecast for the Asian markets is upbeat thanks to optimism over the U.S. presidential election. The European markets were mixed and the U.S. markets were up and the Asian markets figure to follow the latter lead.
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May 22, 2026 14:46 ET Minutes of the latest Fed policy session was the highlight of the week along with survey data on the U.S. housing market. In Europe, survey data signaled the trends in the euro area private sector. Further, consumer price inflation data from the U.K. was in focus. In Asia, various economic indicators from China drew attention to the health of the economy.