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  "id": 4998568,
  "title": "Asian markets tumble as US-Iran fighting lifts oil and bond yields",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/asian-markets-tumble-as-us-iran-fighting-lifts-oil-and-bond-yields-4998568",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-02T02:35:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Straits Times Business",
    "slug": "straits-times-business",
    "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com/business/asian-markets-tumble-as-us-iran-fighting-lifts-oil-and-bond-yields"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Asian markets suffered a sharp decline on September 2 as global financial markets spiraled into panic following renewed U.S.-Iran conflict and a surge in oil prices. MSCI’s Asia-Pacific index, which tracks shares outside Japan, fell by 0.8 percent in early trading, while South Korea's KOSPI dropped 3 percent and Japan's Nikkei 225 tumbled 2.2 percent. U.S. bond yields soared, with the 10-year Treasury bond rising 0.4 basis point to 4.798 percent, and the U.S. dollar index holding steady near a two-week high of 99.67. The heightened uncertainty over inflation and potential interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve weighed heavily on global equity markets. Gold prices remained flat at $4,328.59 per ounce, while Bitcoin and Ether both experienced slight declines.",
  "summary": "A bond market-induced panic on global markets spilled over into the region.",
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        "outlet": "The Mainichi",
        "title": "Tokyo stocks tumble in morning on high bond yields, US-Iran conflict",
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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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