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  "id": 6215724,
  "title": "Asia stocks waver as yen surges, Iran warns of retaliation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/asia-stocks-waver-as-yen-surges-iran-warns-of-retaliation-6215724",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-08T02:19:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/business/corporate/2026/09/1528047/asia-stocks-waver-yen-surges-iran-warns-retaliation"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Asian markets hesitated on Tuesday as the Japanese yen strengthened and Iran threatened retaliation against the United States. Japan's Nikkei 225 index fluctuated before closing up 0.2%, buoyed by the yen's surge to its strongest level since February. The MSCI's Asia-Pacific index outside Japan rose 0.2%, led by a 1.2% gain in South Korea's KOSPI. US risk sentiment faced a setback, with the S&P 500 e-mini futures slipping 0.1% after a US holiday. Meanwhile, oil prices climbed on a third consecutive day, driven by Iran's threats of retaliation. Brent crude futures edged up 0.04% to $97.04 per barrel, while the yield on the US 10-year Treasury bond increased 0.6 basis points to 4.788%. The US dollar index hovered near a two-week low of 98.82. In Japan, the April-June GDP growth was revised upward, but still fell short of expectations. Meanwhile, Japanese real wages surged 2.4% in July, the highest increase since May 2021. Australian shares fell 0.6% as consumer sentiment deteriorated. Gold rose 0.5% to $4,428.23, while Bitcoin and Ether saw modest gains.",
  "summary": "SINGAPORE: The yen surged on Tuesday, while Asian markets struggled for direction as a mixed batch of regional economic data and fresh Iranian threats in the Persian Gulf drove oil prices and bond yields higher.",
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        "title": "Stocks in Asia edge lower at open, Japanese yen advances",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/stocks-in-asia-edge-lower-at-open-japanese-yen-advances",
        "published": "2026-09-08T01:06:22.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Economic Times - Top News",
        "title": "Global Market Today: Asia stocks waver as yen surges, Iran warns of retaliation",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/global-market-today-asia-stocks-waver-as-yen-surges-iran-warns-of",
        "published": "2026-09-08T01:48:52.000Z"
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        "title": "Asia stocks waver as yen surges, Iran warns of retaliation",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/asia-stocks-waver-as-yen-surges-iran-warns-of-retaliation",
        "published": "2026-09-08T01:54:48.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Business Recorder",
        "title": "Asia stocks waver as yen surges, Iran warns of retaliation",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/asia-stocks-waver-as-yen-surges-iran-warns-of-retaliation-6237674",
        "published": "2026-09-08T04:37:02.000Z"
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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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