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EQUITIES

GLOBAL - Equities around the world fell and U.S. Treasury yields rose on Thursday as investors worried about global tradetensions after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened duties of 200% on European beverage imports if the EU does not remove U.S. whiskey surcharges.

MSCI's gauge of stocks across the globe .MIWD00000PUS fell 3.58 points, or 0.43%, to 827.27.

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NEW YORK - U.S. stock indexes fell on Thursday following President Donald Trump's threat to impose additional tariffs on imports from the European Union, although data showing cooling inflation offered some respite.

At 11:43 a.m. ET the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 370.69 points, or 0.89%, to 40,980.24, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 54.89 points, or 0.98%, to 5,544.41 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC lost 253.93 points, or 1.44%, to 17,394.52.

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LONDON - European shares closed slightly lower on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to impose tariffs on alcoholic products from the European Union, further aggravating a full-blown global trade war.

The pan-European STOXX 600 .STOXX was 0.2% lower, after closing higher on Wednesday.

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TOKYO - Japan's Nikkei share average reversed course to end lower on Thursday, pressured by exporters, as the yen strengthened after comments from Bank of Japan chief bolstered rate hike expectations.

The Nikkei .N225 closed 0.08% lower at 36,790.03, after rising as much as 1.4% earlier in the session to track Wall Street's overnight higher.

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SHANGHAI - China and Hong Kong shares fell on Thursday as tech and AI-related stocks slipped, while tariff concerns prompted investors to adopt a more defensive stance.

The Shanghai Composite index .SSEC and the blue-chip CSI300 index .CSI300 both declined 0.4% at close.

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AUSTRALIA - Australian shares confirmed a correction on Thursday after an early rally lost steam, dragged by consumer and banking stocks on concerns over domestic inflation and the ongoing tariff issues under U.S. President Donald Trump.

The S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO closed 0.5% lower at 7,749.1.

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SEOUL - South Korean shares declined as closing out of positions on expiration of derivatives on Thursday increased market volatilities even as cooler-than-expected U.S. inflation data helped Wall Street recoup earlier losses.

The blue-chip KOSPI .KS11 fell 1.18 points, or 0.05%, to 2,573.64.

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FOREIGN EXCHANGE

NEW YORK - The U.S. dollar rose against major currencies including the Swiss franc and the euro on Thursday but still remained under pressure from concerns arising from slowing economic growth and global trade quarrels.

The dollar index =USD, which measures the greenback against a basket of currencies including the yen and the euro, rose 0.12% to 103.71.

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SHANGHAI - China's yuan firmed against the dollar on Thursday, underpinned by a rise in domestic bond yields as investors assessed the impact of an escalating global trade war.

The spot yuan CNY=CFXS opened at 7.2350 per dollar and was last trading at 7.233 as of 0323 GMT, 53 pips firmer than the previous late session close, and 0.84% weaker than the midpoint.

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AUSTRALIA - The Australian and New Zealand dollars sat in the top half of well-established ranges on Wednesday, as a wobbly U.S. dollar offsets concern about a slowdown in global trade.

The Aussie AUD=D3, which is historically sensitive to global growth and trade thanks to Australia's commodity exports, found support at $0.63 and bought $0.6320 in afternoon trade.

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SEOUL - The won was quoted at 1,453.8 per U.S. dollar on the onshore settlement platform KRW=KFTC, 0.08% lower than Wednesday's close at 1,452.6.

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TREASURIES

NEW YORK - U.S. Treasury yields rose on Thursday on concerns about the potential for higher inflation as a war over tariffs between the United States and trading partners escalates.

The yield on benchmark U.S. 10-year notes US10YT=RR was last up 2.5 basis points on the day at 4.341%.

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LONDON - Euro area benchmark Bund yields fell slightly but remained near 17-month highs on Thursday as the German parliament started to debate plans for a massive increase in fiscal spending.

Germany's 10-year government bond yield DE10YT=RR was down 3.5 basis points (bps) at 2.853%.

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TOKYO - Yields on Japan's shorter-dated government bonds reversed course to rise on Thursday as comments from the Bank of Japan chief boosted bets for an early interest rate hike.

The 10-year JGB yield JP10YTN=JBTC rose 1 basis point to 1.53%, after falling to as low as 1.495% earlier in the session.

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COMMODITIES

GOLD - Gold prices raced to a record high on Thursday, within touching distance of the key milestone of $3,000 per ounce with momentum driven by elevated tariff uncertainty and bets on monetary policy easing by the Federal Reserve.

Spot gold XAU= climbed 1.6% to $2,977.36 an ounce, as of 12:25 ET (1625 GMT) - its twelfth record peak to date in 2025.

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IRON ORE - Prices of iron ore futures rebounded on Thursday, driven by a wave of short-covering as near-term demand in top consumer China stayed resilient, although concerns over escalating trade tensions limited the upside.

The most-traded May iron ore contract on China's Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) DCIOcv1 closed daytime trade 0.45% higher at 780 yuan ($107.68) a ton.

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BASE METALS - Benchmark copper prices in London retreated from five-month highs on Thursday as worries about global growth dulled the impact of U.S. tariffs inflating metals prices, while tin prices spiked to a 32-month peak after a mine in Congo closed.

Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange CMCU3 was down 0.1% at $9,759.50 a metric ton by 1715 GMT, paring gains after hitting the highest since October 11 at $9,811.

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OIL - Oil prices slipped on Thursday as markets weighed macroeconomic concerns, including the risk that tariff wars between the U.S. and other countries could hurt global demand.

Brent LCOc1 futures were down 54 cents, or 0.8%, at $70.41 a barrel at 11:28 a.m. EDT (1525 GMT).

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PALM OIL - Malaysian palm oil futures settled higher on Thursday, underpinned by lower production levels, although persisting concerns over demand from key importing countries capped gains.

The benchmark palm oil contract FCPOc3 for May delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange gained 52 ringgit, or 1.16%, to 4,533 ringgit ($1,022.10) a metric ton at the close.

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RUBBER - Japanese rubber futures retreated from early gains on Thursday as concerns over a trade conflict weighed on market sentiment, outweighing support from a tight supply outlook.

The Osaka Exchange (OSE) August rubber contract JRUc6, 0#2JRU: closed down 6 yen, or 1.75%, at 337.2 yen ($2.28)per kg.

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