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  "id": 11343374,
  "title": "South Korea, Japan stocks slide as Asian shares fall, bonds in focus after rally",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/south-korea-japan-stocks-slide-as-asian-shares-fall-bonds-in-focus",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-02T02:42:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Business Times - Companies & Markets",
    "slug": "the-business-times-companies-markets",
    "url": "https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/south-korea-japan-stocks-slide-asian-shares-fall-bonds-focus-after-rally"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Asian equities fell on Friday as oil prices surged due to the possibility of renewed conflict between the United States and Iran, reigniting concerns about inflation, according to MSCI's Asia Pacific equities gauge. MSCI's gauge declined by 0.4%, with Japan's and South Korea's benchmarks also slipping. Meanwhile, Wall Street's indices experienced a minor gain in a volatile trading session. The S&P 500 futures rose by 0.1%, while the Hang Seng and Japan's Topix shares experienced a 0.3% and 0.9% decline, respectively. In response to the bond market's resilience, traders turned their attention to Treasuries after they rebounded from a volatile global sell-off, despite higher oil prices. The 10-year yield dropped from a 24-year high to close at 5.24%, amid dovish remarks from US Federal Reserve officials and expectations of a measured approach to rate hikes. Oil prices jumped 0.2% after Brent rose to $100 a barrel, raising questions about the balance between inflationary pressures from higher oil prices and potential Federal Reserve caution. In Asia, the yen strengthened to around 158 US dollars as Tokyo's inflation gauge showed a sharp increase, supporting the Bank of Japan's decision to maintain interest rates.",
  "summary": "MSCI’s Asia Pacific equities gauge slips 0.4% after Wall Street benchmarks eked out a modest gain",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}