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  "id": 2305523,
  "title": "Asian shares are mixed following Wall Street losses as US Treasury’s moves fail to calm markets",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/asian-shares-are-mixed-following-wall-street-losses-as-us-treasurys",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-21T04:53:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Associated Press",
    "slug": "associated-press",
    "url": "https://apnews.com/article/stock-markets-bonds-futures-oil-iran-96ef9586e1288e50843b4d2b1ccebc32"
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  "account": "Asian stock markets were a mixed bag on Friday, after a dip on Wall Street. The U.S. Treasury Department's plan to increase its government debt buybacks proved only partially effective in stabilizing markets. U.S. futures showed a slight upward trend. Japan's Nikkei 225 index fell by 0.2%, closing at 66,080.25. South Korea's Kospi index rose by 0.9%, reaching 6,914.09. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index increased by 0.7%, hitting 25,888.36. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 fell by 0.3%, settling at 9,053.90. Taiwan's Taiex index gained 0.4%. India's Sensex index dipped by 0.1%. The U.S. Treasury Department had announced on Wednesday plans to double the size of its purchases of longer-term government debt, with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent hinting at a potentially larger repurchase program on Thursday. This announcement initially eased government bond yields, which had been high due to worries about persistent inflation, fueled partly by the ongoing war in Iran and increasing U.S. government debt. Elevated yields can slow down the economy due to higher borrowing costs across the financial system and can negatively impact stock prices. However, analysts anticipate that the impact on bond yields would be short-lived. The U.S. 10-year Treasury yield, which opened at 4.71% on Friday, was slightly higher than on Thursday's 4.64%. Similarly, the 30-year Treasury yield rose from 5.18% to 5.26% by early Friday. In Asia, bond yields also climbed back up. Japan's 10-year government bond yield, which had been trading near 30-year highs, increased to 2.88% from around 2.83% on Thursday.",
  "summary": "HONG KONG (AP) — Asian shares were mixed on Friday following a retreat on Wall Street as a U.S. Treasury Department plan to boost its government debt buybacks had only limited capacity to calm markets. U.S. futures…",
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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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