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HONG KONG (AP) — Asian shares fell and oil prices surged Thursday after stocks on Wall Street retreated from their latest records.
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stocks → fall → records
Stocks once again have retreated under pressure from rising yields in the bond market.
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Stocks → retreat → market
The yield on the 10-Year U.S. Treasury stayed near a multi-decade high after minutes released Wednesday from the U.S. Federal Reserve’s most recent meeting showed that most Fed officials expect another interest rate hike this year.
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officials → stay → hike
Japan’s Nikkei 225 fell 0.9% to 69,438.77.
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Nikkei → fall → 69,438.77
South Korea’s Kospi lost 0.8% to 6,750.25.
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Kospi → lose → 6,750.25
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng declined 0.2% to 24,072.98.
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Seng → decline → 24,072.98
The Shanghai Composite index edged down 0.1% to 3,840.03.
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index → edge → 3,840.03
Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 slipped 0.6% to 8,677.20.
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S&P → slip → 8,677.20
Taiwan’s Taiex dropped 0.7%.
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Taiex → drop → ?
On Wednesday, Wall Street’s benchmark S&P 500 dropped 0.2% a day after reaching an all-time high.
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S&P → drop → high
The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 0.7%, while the technology-heavy Nasdaq composite declined 0.2% from its record.
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composite → slip → record
Inflation in the U.S. remains above the Fed’s 2% target.
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Inflation → remain → target
In September, the Fed raised rates for the first time in three years by a quarter percentage point to a range of 3.75% to 4.00%.
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Fed → raise → 4.00
Rising bond yields hurt stock prices, in part because companies and consumers face higher borrowing costs.
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companies → rise → costs
Yields on U.S. Treasurys have surged as the global energy shock driven by the Iran war pushed prices higher, while the U.S. national debt has continued to grow.
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debt → surge → prices
The yield on the U.S. 10-Year Treasury was at around 5.31% after rising as high as 5.36% on Wednesday, its highest level since 2002.
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yield → rise → 2002
Adding to worries over inflation, oil prices have bounced back given the uncertainties over global crude supplies.
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prices → add → supplies
The U.S. and Iran have yet to reach a deal to end their war.
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U.S. → have → war
A report Wednesday by The Atlantic, citing two unnamed officials, said that the White House had asked the Pentagon to develop strike options against Iran before the midterm elections in November.
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House → cite → November
Benchmark U.S. crude rose 1.9% to $89.96 a barrel.
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crude → rise → 89.96
The International Energy Agency said Wednesday that its members support faster releases of oil from inventories.
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members → say → inventories
The U.S. dollar rose to 158.20 Japanese yen from 158.08 yen.
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dollar → rise → yen
The euro was trading at $1.1198, up slightly from $1.1197, as elevated yields for bonds in France and growing worries about its government debt added pressure to the euro.
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yields → trade → euro
AP Business Writer Stan Choe contributed to this report.
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Choe → contribute → report
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