The Taiwan stock market has moved lower in back-to-back sessions, sinking more than 215 points or 0.6 percent along the way. The Taiwan Stock Exchange now sits just above the 30,360-point plateau and it may remain stuck in neutral on Friday.
The global forecast for the Asian markets offers little clarity ahead of key U.S. employment data. The European and U.S. markets were mixed and roughly flat and the Asian bourses are expected to follow that 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.