The Taiwan stock market on Wednesday ended the two-day winning streak in which it picked up more than 675 points or 2.7 percent. The Taiwan Stock Exchange now sits just beneath the 26,200-point plateau and it may spin its wheels again on Thursday.
The global forecast for the Asian markets is soft, with technology shares expected to fall under pressure. 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 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.