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  "title": "Ringgit opens lower amid higher oil prices, Fed rate hike bets",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/ringgit-opens-lower-amid-higher-oil-prices-fed-rate-hike-bets",
  "topic": "finance",
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  "published": "2026-09-02T00:38:00.000Z",
  "source": {
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  "summary": "The local currency eases to 4.0380/4.0445 as renewed US-Iran attacks keep geopolitical risks in focus.",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/gold-slumps-below-4-350-on-higher-us-yields-hawkish-fed-bets",
        "published": "2026-09-01T23:28:14.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Ringgit opens lower amid higher oil prices, Fed rate hike bets",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/ringgit-opens-lower-amid-higher-oil-prices-fed-rate-hike-bets-4987374",
        "published": "2026-09-02T00:38:00.000Z"
      },
      {
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        "title": "Ringgit opens lower vs greenback amid higher oil prices, Fed rate hike bets",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/ringgit-opens-lower-vs-greenback-amid-higher-oil-prices-fed-rate-hike",
        "published": "2026-09-02T00:47:49.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Business Times - Companies & Markets",
        "title": "Gold tumbles 2.5% to two-week low as global yields rise, US Fed rate-hike bets mount",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/gold-tumbles-2-5-to-two-week-low-as-global-yields-rise-us-fed-rate",
        "published": "2026-09-02T01:24:34.000Z"
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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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