Marketmind: China-Taiwan tensions loom ever larger

A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever. The dramatic escalation in China-Taiwan tensions will loom large over Asia on Monday, potentially cranking up market volatility in a session with trading volume already likely to be reduced with much of Europe closed for the Easter Monday holiday.

Taipei decries China encirclement drill

Beijing yesterday announced three days of military exercises around Taiwan, the day after President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) returned to Taipei from Los Angeles, where she met with. The “combat readiness ...