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South Korea’s Kospi surged 6.1%, Japan’s Nikkei gained 1.3%, and oil prices edged higher amid stalled US-Iran negotiations.","category":"Business & Economy","area":"Asia-Pacific","publishedAt":"2026-08-20T06:46:09.673Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-08-20T05:36:33.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-20T06:46:09.673Z","readTime":"5 min read","scores":{"trust":85,"critic":95,"hype":10,"notes":{"trust":"Two full reports and eight digests corroborate the central claim","critic":"All affected parties quoted or given context","hype":"Headline matches the body's measured tone"}},"tags":["#USDebtBuybacks","#AsianMarkets","#Kospi","#Nikkei225","#BondYields","#OilPrices"],"entities":["US Treasury Department","South Korea’s Kospi","Japan’s Nikkei 225","Samsung Electronics","SK Hynix","Brent crude oil"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["The US Treasury Department said it would at least double planned purchases of longer-term government debt, easing pressure on bond yields.","South Korea’s Kospi jumped 6.1% on 20 August 2026, its largest gain after a 5.8% drop the previous day.","Japan’s Nikkei 225 rose 1.3% to 66,178.26, reversing earlier losses, while Brent crude prices climbed to $91.90 a barrel.","The yield on the US 10-year Treasury fell to 4.64% from 4.71% on 19 August 2026."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Asian markets rose on 20 August 2026 after the US Treasury Department announced it would at least double the size of planned purchases of longer-term government debt. 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