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  "title": "Seoul shares open sharply lower on Fed chief's hawkish comments",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/seoul-shares-open-sharply-lower-on-fed-chiefs-hawkish-comments",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-31T00:27:02.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/economy/20260831/seoul-shares-open-sharply-lower-on-fed-chiefs-hawkish-comments"
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  "summary": "Seoul shares opened sharply lower Monday, tracking losses on Wall Street amid the possibility of an imminent rate hike by the U.S. Federal Reserve caused by hawkish comments from its chief last week. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) fell 175.30 points, or 2.58 percent, to 6,618.58 at the opening bell. On Friday (U.S. time), the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.02…",
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        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "(URGENT) Seoul shares open 2.58 pct lower on Fed chief's hawkish comments",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/urgent-seoul-shares-open-2-58-pct-lower-on-fed-chiefs-hawkish-comments",
        "published": "2026-08-31T00:01:42.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Mainichi",
        "title": "Dollar trades in 160 yen zone in Tokyo after Fed chief's hawkish speech",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/dollar-trades-in-160-yen-zone-in-tokyo-after-fed-chiefs-hawkish-speech",
        "published": "2026-08-31T01:00:03.000Z"
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        "title": "Seoul shares open sharply lower on Fed chief's hawkish comments",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/seoul-shares-open-sharply-lower-on-fed-chiefs-hawkish-comments-4536251",
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