The Taiwan stock market has moved higher in back-to-back sessions, collecting more than 675 points or 2.7 percent along the way. The Taiwan Stock Exchange now sits just beneath the 26,250-point plateau although it's expected to be stuck in neutral on Wednesday.
The global forecast for the Asian markets is murky on rising ambiguity over the outlook for interest rates. The European markets were mixed and the U.S. bourses were down and the Asian markets figure to split the difference.
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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.