Nikkei share index continues downtrend, closing 2.5% lower.
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Korea Exchange halts program trading for 5 minutes as KOSPI .KS11 sidecar is triggered following 5% drop in KOSPI 200 futures.
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START50 index declines over 3% amid tech sector losses in China.
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NBC NEWS ON US INTELLIGENCE ASSESSMENTS: THE IRANIAN REGIME SHOWS NO SIGNS OF COLLAPSE
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NBC News on US intelligence assessments: Iran's current leaders may be more hardline than their predecessors
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DOLLAR GAINS AS TRUMP VOWS MORE STRIKES ON IRAN-RTRS
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NBC NEWS FROM SOURCES: IT APPEARS THAT THE IRANIAN REVOLUTIONARY GUARD IS STILL FIRMLY IN CONTROL
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Liwiniuk of Poland’s central bank: Mid-term CPI projections remain unchanged.
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Gold prices extend losses, falling close to 4% to $4,561.82 per ounce.
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5-year Japanese government bond yield climbs 7 bps to 1.800%.
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40-year Japanese government bond yield climbs 6.5 bps to 3.865%.
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Palladium extends losses, down more than 3% to $1,427.70 per ounce.
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USD/INR forward for one year climbs to 3.48%, reaching a peak not seen since October 2024.
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CHINA (MAR) CPI MOM ACTUAL: 0.2% VS 0.6% PREVIOUS;EST 0.5%
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CHINA (MAR) CPI YOY ACTUAL: 0.3% VS 0.1% PREVIOUS;EST 0.5%
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FRANCE (FEB) GOVERNMENT BUDGET BALANCE ACTUAL: -32.1B VS -9.7B PREVIOUS
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Iran: Air defenses intercept hostile targets in the eastern city of Mashhad
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Air defense units in Iran’s Mashhad reportedly intercept hostile targets, according to local reports.
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Nikkei reports Osaka Gas is looking at possibly expanding its U.S. gas‑fired thermal power projects in Texas and Virginia by 2030.
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Goldman Sachs places Citizens Financial on its U.S. conviction list.
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Indonesia completes revisions requested by index providers, according to its financial services regulator.
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