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  "id": 6217577,
  "title": "Asian stocks waver as yen surges, Iran warns of retaliation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/asian-stocks-waver-as-yen-surges-iran-warns-of-retaliation-6217577",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-08T02:06:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/business/2026/09/08/asian-stocks-waver-as-yen-surges-iran-warns-of-retaliation"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Asian stocks fluctuated as the Japanese yen strengthened, while oil prices climbed for a third consecutive day. Brent crude futures rose 0.04% to US$97.04 a barrel, following a six-week high the previous day. The yen surged 0.6% to 153.51 against the US dollar, its strongest level since February. Asian markets, including the Nikkei 225 and MSCI's Asia-Pacific index, saw mixed performance. In Japan, real wages increased 2.4% in July, marking the highest rise since May 2021. However, consumer sentiment in Australia fell sharply, dragging the local market down 0.6%. Oil prices surged due to ongoing tensions between the US and Iran, with the latter threatening retaliatory attacks targeting energy infrastructure in the Gulf. The US 10-year Treasury bond yield rose 0.6 basis points to 4.788%. Traders continue to price a 60% chance of a 25-basis-point interest rate hike at the Federal Reserve's September meeting.",
  "summary": "Investors struggle for direction as mixed regional data and fresh Persian Gulf threats push oil prices and bond yields higher.",
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        "published": "2026-09-08T02:06:41.000Z"
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/irans-warns-economic-warfare-will-be-met-by-maritime-exclusion-zone",
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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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