Tokyo — Bond yields climbed and stock markets held steady on Wednesday, as the hope of easing US-China tension and diminished risk of a no-deal Brexit prompted traders to take profit before key central bank meetings.

Oil prices also firmed, underpinned by a big drop in US crude stockpiles, after slipping the previous day...

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