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  "id": 5042521,
  "title": "European shares pinned at one-month low as flaring Mideast tensions lift bond yields",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/european-shares-pinned-at-one-month-low-as-flaring-mideast-tensions",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-02T07:30:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Investing.com",
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    "url": "https://www.investing.com/news/economy-news/european-shares-pinned-at-onemonth-low-as-flaring-mideast-tensions-lift-bond-yields-4885415"
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  "account": "European stocks struggled to stay above a one-month low on Wednesday, as a surge in bond yields responded to worsening Middle East tensions and fears of energy-induced inflation. The pan-European STOXX 600 index remained unchanged at 647.87 points by 0714 GMT, while Germany's DAX index slipped 0.2%. U.S.-Iran relations resuming a military stance this week pushed Brent crude prices over $95 a barrel, reaching a six-week peak, and amplified worries about inflation amid high government debt.\n\nGerman 10-year bond yields reached their highest level since April 2011, while data from LSEG suggested a nearly 40% probability that the European Central Bank's deposit rate could reach 3% by March 2027, up from a 25% likelihood the previous week. Among individual companies, Lottomatica fell 6.3% and was briefly suspended after the Italian gaming firm announced it would acquire Spain’s Cirsa to form a combined entity. The media industry shed 1.5% and led the overall market decline. Telecom shares, however, gained ground, with Nokia Oyj rising nearly 2% following confirmation from index provider STOXX that the Finnish telecom equipment company would rejoin the Euro STOXX 50.",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/gold-hits-over-3-week-low-as-mideast-tensions-fan-rate-hike-fears",
        "published": "2026-09-02T02:45:33.000Z"
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        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Gold hits over 3-week low as MidEast tensions fan rate-hike fears",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/gold-hits-over-3-week-low-as-mideast-tensions-fan-rate-hike-fears-5009825",
        "published": "2026-09-02T04:16:48.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Investing.com",
        "title": "Gold falls to 3-week low as Iran tensions fuel oil, Fed rate-hike fears",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/gold-falls-to-3-week-low-as-iran-tensions-fuel-oil-fed-rate-hike-fears",
        "published": "2026-09-02T05:29:47.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "FXStreet",
        "title": "Forex Today: Risk aversion grips markets as tensions in Mideast escalate further",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/forex-today-risk-aversion-grips-markets-as-tensions-in-mideast",
        "published": "2026-09-02T07:31:15.000Z"
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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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