{
  "id": 9695262,
  "title": "Asian stocks weather bond storm",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/asian-stocks-weather-bond-storm-9695262",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-25T02:41:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/business/2026/09/25/asian-stocks-weather-bond-storm"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Asian stocks weathered a bond storm on Friday, with most markets closed for a holiday. The MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan remained flat, while Japan's Nikkei rose 1%, Australia's resources-heavy shares fell 0.6%, and Hong Kong's Hang Seng index slipped 1%. Long-dated US yields surged to two-decade highs, raising borrowing costs worldwide and threatening lofty equity valuations. Chinese President Xi Jinping was in Washington for talks with President Donald Trump, but no breakthroughs were made on issues such as AI, trade, Taiwan, or the Iran war. Global bond markets are experiencing a dramatic selloff, driven by inflation concerns and fiscal strains, prompting investors to demand higher returns on long-dated debt. The benchmark 10-year Treasury yield reached 5.1915%, marking a 20 basis point surge in just two days and the highest level since 2014. The return of oil prices above $100 a barrel, with Brent crude near $105, has reignited inflation fears and bolstered expectations of multiple Federal Reserve rate hikes. The US dollar strengthened by 1% weekly, trading at 101.25 against major peers, its highest level since late July. Smaller central banks, such as Norway's Norges Bank and Sweden's Riksbank, are adopting a more hawkish stance in response to intensifying inflation pressures.",
  "summary": "Risk assets are being squeezed by a dramatic selloff in global bonds, as inflation worries and fiscal strains push investors to demand ever-higher returns.",
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        "outlet": "Investing.com",
        "title": "Asian stocks weather bond storm, oil retreats slightly",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/asian-stocks-weather-bond-storm-oil-retreats-slightly-9684580",
        "published": "2026-09-25T02:24:27.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Asian stocks weather bond storm",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/asian-stocks-weather-bond-storm",
        "published": "2026-09-25T02:41:19.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Asian stocks weather bond storm, oil retreats slightly",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/asian-stocks-weather-bond-storm-oil-retreats-slightly-9688094",
        "published": "2026-09-25T03:02:45.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Business Recorder",
        "title": "Asian stocks weather bond storm, oil retreats slightly",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/asian-stocks-weather-bond-storm-oil-retreats-slightly",
        "published": "2026-09-25T03:05:29.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Business Times - Companies & Markets",
        "title": "Asian stocks weather bond storm, oil retreats slightly",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/asian-stocks-weather-bond-storm-oil-retreats-slightly-9685168",
        "published": "2026-09-25T03:07:23.000Z"
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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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