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  "title": "Alphabet raises $3.9 billion in inaugural Australian dollar bond",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/alphabet-raises-3-9-billion-in-inaugural-australian-dollar-bond",
  "topic": "finance",
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  "published": "2026-08-19T08:56:04.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/alphabet-raises-3-9-billion-in-inaugural-australian-dollar-bond/articleshow/133342858.cms"
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  "summary": "Alphabet raised $3.9 billion through issuing bonds in Australian dollars. The bonds had terms of 3, 5, 10, and 20 years, according to the Economic Times Tech. The 20-year bond had a coupon rate of 6.9%, as per the term sheet.\n\nThe Australian dollar exchange rate was $0.7075, having eased 0.1% and 0.2% previously, Business Recorder reported.\n\nReserve Bank of Australia Deputy Governor Andrew Hauser and RBA Governor Michele Bullock have both indicated that interest rates might need to be hiked further to combat inflation, Business Recorder stated.",
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        "published": "2026-08-19T03:35:10.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Alphabet raises $3.9 billion in inaugural Australian dollar bond",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/alphabet-raises-3-9-billion-in-inaugural-australian-dollar-bond-1898761",
        "published": "2026-08-19T08:48:02.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Investing.com",
        "title": "Alphabet raises $3.9 billion in inaugural Australian dollar bond",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/alphabet-raises-3-9-billion-in-inaugural-australian-dollar-bond-1899410",
        "published": "2026-08-19T08:54:26.000Z"
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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."
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