Asian stocks hit two-month lows on Thursday and the dollar rose on safe-haven demand as the impasse in negotiations to raise the U.S. debt ceiling and warnings of a possible U.S. credit rating downgrade spooked investors.
Traders remained wary of a possible catastrophic default, with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen maintaining early June as a deadline.
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