The Taiwan stock market has finished higher in three straight sessions, gathering almost 310 points or 1.4 percent along the way. The Taiwan Stock Exchange now sits just above the 22,270-point plateau although it figures to spin its wheels on Wednesday.
The global forecast for the Asian markets is soft ahead of the FOMC rate decision later today. The European markets were up and the U.S. bourses were down and the Asian markets figure to follow the latter lead.
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May 01, 2026 15:54 ET Central banks dominated the economics news flow this week with almost all major ones announcing their latest policy decisions and many boosted expectations for a rate hike in June. In other news, several countries released the preliminary data for first quarter economic growth. In the U.S., comments by Fed Chair Jerome Powell were also in focus as his term ends this month.