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      <news:title>Iran’s Foreign Ministry says the new US economic measures against Iran amount to “state terrorism”, are illegal and reprehensible, and form part of a “ruthless” economic campaign designed to inflict pain and suffering on Iranians</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-08-28T10:02:37.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Newsquawk Daily US Opening News - 28th August 2026</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-08-28T09:58:24.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Russia&apos;s Kremlin spokesman Peskov says Russia will continue military operations against Ukrainian military infrastructure and that Russian forces will keep advancing</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-08-28T09:56:14.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Russia&apos;s Kremlin says President Putin will hold talks with Belarusian President Lukashenko on August 29th</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-08-28T09:51:57.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Two regional sources told Axios that in recent days Iran has shown renewed interest in negotiations, Axios reports</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-08-28T09:48:03.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Volkswagen (VOW3 GY) and Rafael have reportedly revived talks to produce Iron Dome parts in Germany</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-08-28T09:43:41.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>[MARKET UPDATE] Dutch TTF rises above EUR 70/MWh for the first time since March</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-08-28T09:42:21.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>China has issued a notice to improve commercial housing sales, will promote an orderly shift towards completed-home sales to reduce delivery risks, Xinhua reports</news:title>
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    <news:news>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-08-28T09:37:18.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Saudi Aramco reportedly sold around 4mln barrels of Arab Medium and Heavy crudes to Chinese refiners for loading in September at locations just outside Hormuz, Bloomberg reports</news:title>
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    <news:news>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-08-28T09:37:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>[MARKET ANALYSIS] G10s flat against the Buck into Warsh&apos;s Jackson Hole address; EUR and GBP digest political updates</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-08-28T09:34:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>[MARKET ANALYSIS] USTs await Warsh, Bunds/Gilts remain pressured amidst higher gas prices whilst OATs digest the first French Presidential debate</news:title>
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    <loc>https://www.newsquawk.com/headlines/samsung-electronics-005930-ks-is-reportedly-boosting-production-of-its-galaxy-z-fold-8-citing-strong-demand-zdnet-reports</loc>
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      <news:publication>
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      </news:publication>
      <news:publication_date>2026-08-28T09:31:28.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Samsung Electronics (005930 KS) is reportedly boosting production of its Galaxy Z Fold 8, citing strong demand, ZDNet reports</news:title>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.newsquawk.com/headlines/italy-sells-eur-65bln-vs-exp-eur-575-65bln-315-2031-400-2036-btp-and-eur-2bkn-vs-eur-15-2bln-1773-2034-1645-2035-ccteu</loc>
    <news:news>
      <news:publication>
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      </news:publication>
      <news:publication_date>2026-08-28T09:29:31.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Italy sells EUR 6.5bln vs exp. EUR 5.75-6.5bln 3.15% 2031, 4.00% 2036 BTP and EUR 2bln vs. EUR 1.5-2bln 1.773% 2034, 1.645% 2035 CCTeu</news:title>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.newsquawk.com/headlines/italian-business-confidence-aug-899-vs-exp-90-prev-897</loc>
    <news:news>
      <news:publication>
        <news:name>Newsquawk</news:name>
        <news:language>en</news:language>
      </news:publication>
      <news:publication_date>2026-08-28T09:20:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Italian Business Confidence (Aug) 89.9 vs. Exp. 90 (Prev. 89.7)</news:title>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.newsquawk.com/headlines/italian-consumer-confidence-aug-945-vs-exp-95-prev-942</loc>
    <news:news>
      <news:publication>
        <news:name>Newsquawk</news:name>
        <news:language>en</news:language>
      </news:publication>
      <news:publication_date>2026-08-28T09:20:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Italian Consumer Confidence (Aug) 94.5 vs. Exp. 95 (Prev. 94.2)</news:title>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.newsquawk.com/headlines/european-services-sentiment-aug-58-vs-exp-49-prev-51</loc>
    <news:news>
      <news:publication>
        <news:name>Newsquawk</news:name>
        <news:language>en</news:language>
      </news:publication>
      <news:publication_date>2026-08-28T09:20:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>European Services Sentiment (Aug) 5.8 vs. Exp. 4.9 (Prev. 5.1)</news:title>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.newsquawk.com/headlines/european-selling-price-expectations-aug-164-prev-178</loc>
    <news:news>
      <news:publication>
        <news:name>Newsquawk</news:name>
        <news:language>en</news:language>
      </news:publication>
      <news:publication_date>2026-08-28T09:20:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>European Selling Price Expectations (Aug) 16.4 (Prev. 17.8)</news:title>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.newsquawk.com/headlines/european-economic-sentiment-aug-984-vs-exp-975-prev-971</loc>
    <news:news>
      <news:publication>
        <news:name>Newsquawk</news:name>
        <news:language>en</news:language>
      </news:publication>
      <news:publication_date>2026-08-28T09:20:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>European Economic Sentiment (Aug) 98.4 vs. Exp. 97.5 (Prev. 97.1)</news:title>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.newsquawk.com/headlines/european-consumer-confidence-final-aug--155-vs-exp--155-prev--159</loc>
    <news:news>
      <news:publication>
        <news:name>Newsquawk</news:name>
        <news:language>en</news:language>
      </news:publication>
      <news:publication_date>2026-08-28T09:20:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>European Consumer Confidence Final (Aug) -15.5 vs. Exp. -15.5 (Prev. -15.9)</news:title>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.newsquawk.com/headlines/european-industrial-sentiment-aug--53-vs-exp--52-prev--61</loc>
    <news:news>
      <news:publication>
        <news:name>Newsquawk</news:name>
        <news:language>en</news:language>
      </news:publication>
      <news:publication_date>2026-08-28T09:20:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>European Industrial Sentiment (Aug) -5.3 vs. Exp. -5.2 (Prev. -6.1)</news:title>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.newsquawk.com/headlines/european-consumer-inflation-expectations-aug-330-prev-304</loc>
    <news:news>
      <news:publication>
        <news:name>Newsquawk</news:name>
        <news:language>en</news:language>
      </news:publication>
      <news:publication_date>2026-08-28T09:20:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>European Consumer Inflation Expectations (Aug) 33.0 (Prev. 30.4)</news:title>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.newsquawk.com/headlines/china-construction-bank-0939-hk-h1-2026-cny-net-income-16956bln-46-yy</loc>
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      <news:publication>
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      </news:publication>
      <news:publication_date>2026-08-28T09:15:12.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>China Construction Bank (0939 HK) H1 2026 (CNY): Net Income 169.56bln, +4.6% Y/Y; NII 311bln, +8.5% Y/Y</news:title>
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  <url>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-08-28T09:09:08.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>[MARKET ANALYSIS] France&apos;s CAC 40 leads the rebound in European equities; UK defence names under pressure as Chancellor Healey reportedly shelves its defence spending target</news:title>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.newsquawk.com/headlines/icbc-601398-ch-h1-2026-cny-net-income-17368bln-33-yy</loc>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-08-28T08:55:37.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>ICBC (601398 CH) H1 2026 (CNY): Net Income 173.68bln, +3.3% Y/Y; NII 341.24bln (prev. 313.58bln Y/Y)</news:title>
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  <url>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-08-28T08:55:13.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Bank of China (601988 CH) H1 2026 (CNY): Net Income 123.59bln, +5.1% Y/Y</news:title>
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    <news:news>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-08-28T08:53:42.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Meituan (3690 HK) Q2 2026 (CNY): Revenue 104.64bln (exp. 101.08bln)</news:title>
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  <url>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-08-28T08:52:58.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Ag Bank of China (1288 HK) H1 2026 (CNY): Net Income 146.4bln, +5% Y/Y</news:title>
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    <news:news>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-08-28T08:51:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Daily US Equity Opening News - NVDA denies pausing AI Compute Partnership programme; PYPL drops after Advent/Stripe end pursuit; GOOG faces probe over YouTube suspensions; AMZN signs wind power deals; MRVL down on outlook; GAP surges after beat &amp; raise</news:title>
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  <url>
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    <news:news>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-08-28T08:47:22.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Valterra Platinum (VALT LN) has reportedly approached South Africa&apos;s Northam (NPH SJ) regarding a deal which would make the world&apos;s largest precious metals supplier, according to Bloomberg</news:title>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.newsquawk.com/headlines/irans-parliament-member-kawsari-says-any-agreement-with-oman-is-subject-to-the-lifting-of-the-naval-blockade-us-messages-have-reached-through-qatar-oman-and-pakistanbut-iran-will-only-enter-the-operational-phase-after-implementing-several-paragraphs</loc>
    <news:news>
      <news:publication>
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        <news:language>en</news:language>
      </news:publication>
      <news:publication_date>2026-08-28T08:45:46.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Iran&apos;s Parliament Member Kawsari says &quot;Any agreement with Oman is subject to the lifting of the naval blockade&quot;; US messages have reached through Qatar, Oman and Pakistan,but Iran will only enter the operational phase after implementing several paragraphs</news:title>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.newsquawk.com/headlines/daily-bond-auction-preview---28th-august-2026</loc>
    <news:news>
      <news:publication>
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        <news:language>en</news:language>
      </news:publication>
      <news:publication_date>2026-08-28T08:34:39.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Daily Bond Auction Preview - 28th August 2026</news:title>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.newsquawk.com/headlines/lebanese-sources-reported-that-israeli-drones-flew-at-low-altitude-over-beiruts-southern-suburb-of-dahiyeh-in-what-was-described-as-a-violation-of-lebanese-airspace-snn-reports</loc>
    <news:news>
      <news:publication>
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        <news:language>en</news:language>
      </news:publication>
      <news:publication_date>2026-08-28T08:32:46.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Lebanese sources reported that Israeli drones flew at low altitude over Beirut’s southern suburb of Dahiyeh, in what was described as a violation of Lebanese airspace, SNN reports</news:title>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.newsquawk.com/headlines/market-analysis-crude-futures-remain-subdued-amid-a-lack-of-escalation-but-losses-are-modest-heading-into-another-uncertain-weekend-</loc>
    <news:news>
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      <news:title>Yemeni sources reported that Saudi artillery targeted residential villages in the Al-Thabit area of Qatabar, Saada Province, Yemen, Nour News reports</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-08-28T06:05:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Newsquawk Daily European Equity Opening News - 28th August 2026</news:title>
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        <news:language>en</news:language>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-08-28T05:50:58.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Magnitude 5.1 earthquake reported in Longchang City, Neijiang, Sichuan, China</news:title>
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      <news:title>EU Commission President von der Leyen&apos;s policy of banning social media for minors is to be watered down due to legal challenges and conflicting views, Politico reports</news:title>
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        <news:language>en</news:language>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-08-28T05:43:16.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Newsquawk Daily European Opening News - 28th August 2026</news:title>
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        <news:language>en</news:language>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-08-28T05:41:13.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>ECB&apos;s Kazaks says that inflation must not be allowed to take root</news:title>
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      <news:title>UK Chancellor Healey reiterates that fiscal discipline remains a top priority and pledges that the government will stick to fiscal rules</news:title>
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        <news:language>en</news:language>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-08-28T05:26:59.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>S&amp;P affirms China at A+; Outlook Stable</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-08-28T04:58:19.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Toyota (7203 JT) July parent‑only global sales fell 4.8% Y/Y to 856.1k units</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-08-28T04:26:17.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>UK Chancellor Healey could suffer a hit of several billion pounds to the public finances as lower immigration forecasts dent the outlook for economic growth, according to warnings by analysts cited by FT</news:title>
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        <news:language>en</news:language>
      </news:publication>
      <news:publication_date>2026-08-28T04:24:04.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title> EU&apos;s industrial push strains ties with Switzerland and Norway, with the bloc’s closest partners warning that ‘Made in Europe’ policies risk shutting them out of the single market, according to FT</news:title>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.newsquawk.com/headlines/pre-market-indian-stocks-news-wipro-wpro-in-expanded-its-partnership-with-google-cloud-to-scale-adoption-of-gemini-enterprise-and-agentic-ai</loc>
    <news:news>
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        <news:language>en</news:language>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-08-28T04:03:27.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>PRE-MARKET INDIAN STOCKS NEWS: Wipro (WPRO IN) expanded its partnership with Google Cloud to scale adoption of Gemini Enterprise and agentic AI</news:title>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.newsquawk.com/headlines/japan-sells-jpy-215tln-2-year-jgbs-bc-297-prev-363-average-yield-1708-prev-1483</loc>
    <news:news>
      <news:publication>
        <news:name>Newsquawk</news:name>
        <news:language>en</news:language>
      </news:publication>
      <news:publication_date>2026-08-28T03:59:14.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Japan sells JPY 2.15tln 2-year JGBs b/c 2.97 (prev. 3.63), average yield 1.708% (prev. 1.483%)</news:title>
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    <news:news>
      <news:publication>
        <news:name>Newsquawk</news:name>
        <news:language>en</news:language>
      </news:publication>
      <news:publication_date>2026-08-28T03:52:45.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>HSBC raises NVIDIA (NVDA) price target to USD 365 from USD 360</news:title>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.newsquawk.com/headlines/market-analysis-asia-pac-stocks-are-mostly-higher-after-tech-did-the-heavy-lifting-stateside-but-with-gains-capped-as-participants-look-to-jackson-hole</loc>
    <news:news>
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    <news:news>
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        <news:language>en</news:language>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-08-28T03:35:39.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Poll shows 27 out of 31 economists expect the RBNZ to raise the OCR by 25bps to 2.75% at next week&apos;s meeting, while more than two thirds of economists at least one more rate hike after September to lift the OCR to 3.00% or above by year-end</news:title>
    </news:news>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.newsquawk.com/headlines/south-korea-national-security-adviser-says-south-korea-seeks-closer-cooperation-with-the-us-on-current-issues-including-investments-coupang-and-national-security-affairs</loc>
    <news:news>
      <news:publication>
        <news:name>Newsquawk</news:name>
        <news:language>en</news:language>
      </news:publication>
      <news:publication_date>2026-08-28T03:13:40.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>South Korea National Security Adviser says South Korea seeks closer cooperation with the US on current issues including investments, Coupang and national security affairs</news:title>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.newsquawk.com/headlines/market-analysis-fx-markets-are-uneventful-as-participants-look-to-jackson-hole-for-fed-policy-clues</loc>
    <news:news>
      <news:publication>
        <news:name>Newsquawk</news:name>
        <news:language>en</news:language>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-08-28T03:10:58.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>[MARKET ANALYSIS] FX markets are uneventful as participants look to Jackson Hole for Fed policy clues</news:title>
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    <news:news>
      <news:publication>
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        <news:language>en</news:language>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-08-28T02:51:15.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>[MARKET ANALYSIS] T-note futures are flat as participants await any policy clues from Jackson Hole</news:title>
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    <news:news>
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      </news:publication>
      <news:publication_date>2026-08-28T02:49:04.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Commodity vessel traffic through the Strait of Hormuz stood at five on Thursday, compared with a 10-day average of 15,</news:title>
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  </url>
  <url>
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    <news:news>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-08-28T02:47:47.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>China NDRC spokesperson says robot development must be tailored to local conditions and pursued in a sound and orderly manner</news:title>
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    <news:news>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-08-28T02:35:14.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Japanese Finance Minister Katayama says will join G20 Finance Ministers&apos; meeting in Asheville, North Carolina, will hold discussions on the global economy and international financial conditions with counterparts at the G20.</news:title>
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  </url>
  <url>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-08-28T02:28:41.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>[MARKET ANALYSIS] Oil futures slightly pulled back after gaining yesterday as the Iran conflict continues to drag out</news:title>
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  <url>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-08-28T02:10:51.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Japan&apos;s Chief Cabinet Secretary Kihara says Japan will respond calmly and appropriately to relations with China and will keep dialogue open</news:title>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.newsquawk.com/headlines/us-judge-blocks-us-postal-service-from-implementing-key-parts-of-the-trump-backed-rule-designed-to-restrict-mail-in-voting</loc>
    <news:news>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-08-28T02:00:12.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>US judge blocks US Postal Service from implementing key parts of the Trump-backed rule designed to restrict mail-in voting</news:title>
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  <url>
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    <news:news>
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      </news:publication>
      <news:publication_date>2026-08-28T01:55:01.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Advent and Stripe consortium is said to have dropped pursuit of PayPal (PYPL)</news:title>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.newsquawk.com/headlines/pboc-injects-cny-20bln-via-7-day-reverse-repos-with-the-rate-at-140-and-cny-333bln-via-overnight-reverse-repos</loc>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-08-28T01:43:22.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>PBoC injects CNY 20bln via 7-day reverse repos with the rate at 1.40% and CNY 333bln via overnight reverse repos</news:title>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.newsquawk.com/headlines/-pboc-sets-usdcny-mid-point-at-67811-vs-exp-67208-prev-67840</loc>
    <news:news>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-08-28T01:36:42.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title> PBoC sets USD/CNY mid-point at 6.7811 vs exp. 6.7208 (prev. 6.7840)</news:title>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.newsquawk.com/headlines/pre-market-chinese-stocks-news-earnings-releases-deluge</loc>
    <news:news>
      <news:publication>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-08-28T01:35:47.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>PRE-MARKET CHINESE STOCKS NEWS: Earnings releases deluge</news:title>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.newsquawk.com/headlines/australia-sells-aud-800mln-425-december-2035-bonds-bc-388-avg-yield-50539</loc>
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      <news:publication>
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      </news:publication>
      <news:publication_date>2026-08-28T01:20:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Australia sells AUD 800mln 4.25% December 2035 Bonds, b/c 3.88, avg. yield 5.0539%</news:title>
    </news:news>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.newsquawk.com/headlines/filipino-imports-jul-yy-198-prev-196</loc>
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