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Korea’s 30-Year Bond Yield Hits Record on Oil, Rate Hike Bets

South Korea’s 30-year government bond yield climbed to a record, as elevated energy prices and weaker demand from life insurers intensified pressure on the debt market.

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Below-average monsoon threatens crops in India

MUMBAI: A monsoon in India is expected to bring below-average rainfall to the country’s western, central and southern regions over the next fortnight, threatening newly planted cotton, soybean, corn and pulse crops, two senior weather officials said.

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