Top US diplomat in Taiwan says aside from the human toll, any conflict across the Taiwan Strait would have a bigger impact on the global economy than the Second World War

Newsquawk StaffPublished 9 Sept 2026, 01:40 UTCOn the live feed at 01:20 UTC — 6 more headlines followed before this page went public

Newsquawk headlinesUTC

01:25

PBoC 7-day reverse repo operation amount is at zero

01:21

PRE-MARKET CHINESE STOCKS NEWS: China is to allow its USD 568bln social security fund to access the Southbound Bond Connect program

01:20

Top US diplomat in Taiwan says aside from the human toll, any conflict across the Taiwan Strait would have a bigger impact on the global economy than the Second World War

01:16

PBoC sets USD/CNY mid-point at 6.7709 vs Exp. 6.7042 (prev. 6.7804)

01:04

Australia sells AUD 800mln 3.75% May 2034 bonds, b/c 4.46, avg. yield 5.0672%

Open the platform and use it. The whole workspace is free to try, with no signup and no card. When you want the headlines arriving live instead of on a delay, Newsquawk Pro is £24.99 for 7 days.

Try the platform free

Free. No signup, no card.

Says:

US under the Trump administration has made maintaining peace in the Indo-Pacific one of its key priorities.
Upcoming US-China summit offers an opportunity to further strengthen a relationship based on strategic stability, fairness and reciprocity, while reducing the risk of misunderstandings and miscalculations.
US continues to support Taiwan’s efforts to strengthen its self-defence capabilities.
Taiwan’s ability to deter conflict has been, and will remain, central to preserving its political, economic and social system.
US views credible deterrence as essential to creating room for genuine cross-Strait dialogue and resolving differences without coercion or the threat of force.

All markets · last 90 days

Recent headlines that moved markets

EQUITIES/8 Sept · 05:24 UTC

Saudi Energy Minister says a number of energy facilities and utilities were hit; are temporarily halting some operations.

Equity indices, after we published−0.3%

Modest downside seen across equity futures as energy prices tick higher.

ENERGY/8 Sept · 05:23 UTC

Saudi Energy Minister says a number of energy facilities and utilities were hit; are temporarily halting some operations.

Brent Nov'26, after we published+1.0%

ENERGY/3 Sept · 08:03 UTC

Russian President Putin says that Russia and Ukraine should agree first; he notes that there is an opportunity to reach a peace agreement.

with Brent Nov, after we published−1.3%

EQUITIES/3 Sept · 04:54 UTC

North Korea stripped references to "peaceful unification" with South Korea from the charter of its ruling Workers' Party of Korea, according to Yonhap.

Equity indices, after we published−3.3%

EQUITIES/1 Sept · 16:17 UTC

Initial reports of an American attack on Iran, reports i24's Stein.

ES, after we published−0.2%

ENERGY/1 Sept · 16:17 UTC

Initial reports of an American attack on Iran, reports i24's Stein.

- Brent (V6), after we published+1.2%

Newsquawk Daily

Get both market opens in your inbox.

This note and the other one — the EU open and the US open, every business day, written by the desk. No account needed.

Related headlines

The whole workspace, free to try.

© 2026 Newsquawk. All rights reserved.