Taiwan Vice Premier says preferential terms reached with the US under tariff and trade deal would not change, and that they will have proactive talks with the US to ensure their interests protected under deals already reached with Washington

PBoC injects CNY 526bln via 7-day reverse repos with the rate at 1.40% for a net drain of CNY 926.4bln

[MARKET UPDATE] Precious metals retreat with spot gold down more than 1% as it pulls back from the USD 5,200/oz level, while silver dropped by around 3% with headwinds seen amid a firmer dollar post CNY-fix

Taiwan Vice Premier says preferential terms reached with the US under tariff and trade deal would not change, and that they will have proactive talks with the US to ensure their interests protected under deals already reached with Washington

Fox Business's Edward Lawrence says admin official told him that tariffs Trump imposed on Friday under Section 122 are currently at 10%, and will go to 15%, but requires separate presidential action which is being worked on now

PRE-MARKET CHINESE STOCKS NEWS: Chinese markets reopen following the Luner New Year/Spring Festival Holiday