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World shares are mixed after US Treasury expands debt buybacks, while Brent crude gains 2.2%

World shares are mixed after US Treasury expands debt buybacks, while Brent crude gains 2.2%
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European shares opened lower on Thursday after an advance in Asia, where South Korea’s benchmark Kospi jumped nearly 6%. U.S. futures edged lower after the U.S. Treasury Department said it would at least double the size of planned purchases of longer-term government debt. That could ease pressure...

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