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Asian shares go up, and South Korea’s Kospi goes up 6%, after the US Treasury buys back more debt.

Asian shares go up, and South Korea’s Kospi goes up 6%, after the US Treasury buys back more debt.

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August 20th, 2026

Asian shares go up, and South Korea’s Kospi goes up 6%, after the US Treasury buys back more debt.

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Asian shares rose on Thursday.

亞洲股市在星期四上漲

They followed gains on Wall Street.

它們跟隨美國股市上漲

South Koreas Kospi jumped more than 6%.

韓國的韓國綜合股價指數上漲超過百分之六

This came after the U.S. Treasury Department said something.

是在美國財政部說了一些話之後發生的。

It said it would buy more long-term government debt.

它會買更多的長期政府債券

It would buy at least two times more.

它會買至少兩倍多的債券。

That could push bond prices up.

可能推高債券價格

It could bring down yields.

可能降低收益率

That eases pressure on share prices.

減輕了股價的壓力

The Kospi surged 6.1% to 6,858.91.

韓國綜合股價指數上漲6.1%6,858.91

It sank 5.8% on Wednesday.

在星期三下跌5.8%

Samsung Electronics jumped 9.7%.

三星電子大漲9.7%

Memory chipmaker SK Hynix surged 14.1%.

記憶體晶片公司SK海力士大漲14.1%

It announced a big plan to buy back shares.

宣布一個大計劃要買回股票

Japans Nikkei 225 gained 1.3% to 66,178.26.

日本的日經225指數上漲1.3%66,178.26

It reversed earlier declines.

扭轉了早前的下跌

Japan reported a trade deficit in July.

日本報告七月貿易逆差

It was the third month in a row.

連續第三個月

Imports and exports were at record highs.

進口和出口都在歷史高位

Hong Kongs Hang Seng gained 1.1% to 25,786.32.

香港的恒生指數上漲了1.1%25,786.32

The Shanghai Composite rose 0.3% to 3,905.23.

上證綜合指數上漲了0.3%3,905.23

Australias S&P/ASX 200 was up 0.3%.

澳洲的S&P/ASX 200指數上漲了0.3%

Taiwans Taiex was nearly unchanged.

台灣的加權指數幾乎沒有改變

Indias Sensex climbed 0.7%.

印度的Sensex指數上漲了0.7%

U.S. bond yields fell after the Treasurys announcement.

美國的債券收益率財政部宣布後下降了

The 10-year Treasury yield dropped to nearly 4.64%.

十年期國債收益率下降到接近4.64%

It was 4.71% on Tuesday.

星期二4.71%

The 30-year yield fell to 5.18%.

三十年收益率下降到5.18%

It was 5.28% before.

之前5.28%

Yields had risen because of worries.

收益率因為擔憂上升了

People worried about inflation from the war in Iran.

人們擔心伊朗戰爭帶來的通貨膨脹

They also worried about big government debt.

他們擔心大的政府債務

Oil prices rose a little on Thursday.

星期四油價上升了一點

Brent crude was up 0.3% to $91.90 a barrel.

布倫特原油上升0.3%到每桶91.90美元

U.S.-Iran talks made little progress.

美伊會談沒有什麼進展

August 20th, 2026

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