The Taiwan stock market has moved higher in back-to-back sessions, advancing more than 1,000 points or 3 percent in that span. The Taiwan Stock Exchange now sits just beneath the 34,350-point plateau although it may spin its wheels on Thursday.
The global forecast for the Asian markets is negative on pessimism over the outlook for interest rates. The European and U.S. markets were down and the Asian bourses are expected to open in similar fashion.
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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.