The Taiwan stock market has finished higher in two straight sessions, gathering almost 160 points or 0.7 percent along the way. The Taiwan Stock Exchange now sits just beneath the 22,120-point plateau and it's expected to open in the green again on Tuesday.
The global forecast for the Asian markets is positive ahead of the FOMC meeting later this week. The European and U.S. markets moved higher and the Asian markets are expected to follow that lead.
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May 08, 2026 15:50 ET Manufacturing and services sector survey results and labor market data from main economies were the highlight on the economics news front this week. Factory orders and jobs report dominated the news flow in the U.S. Similarly, industrial production data from German garnered attention in Europe. In Asia, purchasing managers’ survey results from China and the central bank decision from Australia were in focus.