Topic: Business & Economy — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-19 16:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Higher energy bills drove UK inflation up to 2.9% in the 12 months to July, the latest figures show.
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[2026-08-19 16:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto gestures as he delivers his annual state of the nation address on Aug. 14. In his budget speech the same day, he announced macroeconomic targets that economists say are "ambitious." © Reuters
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[2026-08-19 16:04 UTC+10:00] [Business / Banking & finance] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The deep drop in new mortgage applications is a stark illustration of how much the housing market has fallen – and some experts are warning we are yet to reach the bottom.
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[2026-08-19 16:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A Unitree G1 embodied intelligent robot is displayed at an industry event in Shanghai on Aug. 12. (VCG via Getty Images)
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[2026-08-19 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: With its need for Russian gas limiting fresh sanctions, analysts say Tokyo has few economic weapons left to respond
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[2026-08-19 16:00 UTC+10:00] [Northern Territories] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: With its need for Russian gas limiting fresh sanctions, analysts say Tokyo has few economic weapons left to respond
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[2026-08-19 15:50 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: August 19, 2026 — 3:50pm
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[2026-08-19 15:36 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Shinhan, Hanwha also reorganize local operations as Jakarta centralizes oversight of financial groups
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[2026-08-19 15:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: This is the final edition of CNBC UK Exchange. I want to say a sincere thank you to everyone who has read, subscribed, shared the newsletter or got in touch since it launched. While this may be the last newsletter, the stories, personalities and businesses that have filled these emails certainly aren't going anywhere, and I hope you'll continue to follow them through CNBC's coverage.
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[2026-08-19 15:30 UTC+10:00] [Business / The economy] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Last week, it was revealed that Gina Rinehart, Australia’s richest woman, recently acquired some 8 million shares in a company owned by Elon Musk, the world’s richest man. Notably, Rinehart made it clear that her company’s investment in Space X – worth almost $US1.4 billion at the time of disclosure – wasn’t just about the money, it was about her friend being “an exceptional and brilliant person”.
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[2026-08-19 15:09 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: ASM. ABS-CBN president and CEO Carlo L. Katigbak speaks via video call during the media firm's annual stockholders' meeting on August 19, 2026.
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[2026-08-19 15:07 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Since 2017, I have covered South Korea’s political and economic landscape as a reporter, with a focus on foreign affairs, inter-Korean relations and security.As a foreign affairs reporter, I closely follow developments from the Ministry of Unification, the Foreign Ministry and the Defense Ministry, tracking shifts in diplomacy, military policy and North Korea’s evolving posture.
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[2026-08-19 14:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 19 (Yonhap) -- Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol on Wednesday emphasized South Korea's commitment to actively engage in dialogue with the United States as Seoul seeks to implement a US$350 billion investment plan agreed upon as part of comprehensive bilateral tariff negotiations.
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[2026-08-19 14:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Mist showers help visitors cope with the heat at the Tokyo Disney Resort in Chiba prefecture near Tokyo on July 1. (Photo by Marie Yoshimura)
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[2026-08-19 14:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Hong Kong’s bourse operator made US$683 million, a record-high profit in the second quarter, beating its own record a quarter earlier
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[2026-08-19 14:13 UTC+10:00] [Bonnie Chan Yiting] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Hong Kong’s bourse operator made US$683 million, a record-high profit in the second quarter, beating its own record a quarter earlier
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[2026-08-19 13:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 19 (Yonhap) -- The won-dollar exchange rate fell to the 1,300 won range for the first time in 10 1/2 months Wednesday, amid expectations that the U.S. Federal Reserve will keep its benchmark interest rate unchanged, along with increased dollar selling by exporters.
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[2026-08-19 13:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United Arab Emirates has imposed an indefinite trade embargo on Iran after accusing Iranian forces of firing two ballistic missiles at the country, an allegation Tehran denies.
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[2026-08-19 13:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Alibaba Cloud among partners chosen to create a platform for Hong Kong’s gold clearing and settlement system next year
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[2026-08-19 13:28 UTC+10:00] [gold bullion] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Alibaba Cloud among partners chosen to create a platform for Hong Kong’s gold clearing and settlement system next year
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[2026-08-19 13:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Brad Todd via The What For Substack,
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[2026-08-19 13:23 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Viking Mines has hit the ground running at its Linka tungsten project in Nevada, USA, with maiden drilling intersecting multiple, wide zones of visual tungsten mineralisation in the first holes at the project in 40 years.
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[2026-08-19 13:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: AUSTRAC's Operation Claw has uncovered multimillion dollar mortgage fraud across the major lenders. (ABC News: Elise Pianegonda)
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[2026-08-19 13:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Workers from solar company Solva Energy install solar panels on the roof of a house in Antipolo, the Philippines, on July 06. © Getty Images
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[2026-08-19 13:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A currency trader passes by a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
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[2026-08-19 13:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Every time I move home, I understand the appeal of streaming. Books are heavy, records are fragile and boxes of films and games seem to multiply as soon as the movers arrive. In the UAE, where moving between apartments – or countries – is a familiar part of life, a library that fits on a phone is an easy sell.
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[2026-08-19 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's economy is expected to grow 3.2 percent in 2026, a state-run think tank said Wednesday, revising up its previous forecast of 2.5 percent amid stronger-than-expected global demand driven by the artificial intelligence (AI) boom.
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[2026-08-19 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's household credit rose at the fastest pace in nearly five years to an all-time high in the second quarter on rising demand for housing and investment-related loans, central bank data showed Wednesday.
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[2026-08-19 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Deleting zeros from a national currency can make a country’s numbers look better – but it cannot, by itself, make an economy healthier. This is among the primary problems facing Iraq as officials revive discussions to redenominate the dinar, an idea first floated more than two decades ago.
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[2026-08-19 12:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Industry Minister Kim Jung-kwan met with U.S. officials to discuss bilateral trade and industrial issues, including strategic investment projects in the United States, the industry ministry said Wednesday.
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[2026-08-19 12:43 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: August 19, 2026 12:43 | News
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[2026-08-19 12:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump said he will delay imposing new tariffs on a wide array of Canadian goods for three days as the countries firm up a trade deal.
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[2026-08-19 12:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The law was introduced in response to a suit filed by a Maori activist against six firms for their contribution to environmental harm
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[2026-08-19 12:41 UTC+10:00] [Christopher Luxon] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The law was introduced in response to a suit filed by a Maori activist against six firms for their contribution to environmental harm
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[2026-08-19 12:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The Takaichi administration will compile the fiscal 2027 budget, its first full budget cycle in office, before seeking cabinet approval at the end of the year. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Ken Suzuki)
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[2026-08-19 12:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Nikolai G. Wenzel via The Daily Economy,
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[2026-08-19 12:25 UTC+10:00] [Business / Workplace] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Domain owner CoStar has told its Australian staff to default to working from the office full-time, but has denied that its retreat from the hybrid model adopted by most white-collar firms after the pandemic would reduce flexibility for workers.
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[2026-08-19 12:19 UTC+10:00] [BUSINESS] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Oakland, California – Meta knowingly hooked and exploited children, a U.S. federal court heard Tuesday in a trial against the social media giant on charges that it deliberately made Instagram and Facebook addictive to young users.
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[2026-08-19 12:13 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Critical Resources has added a gold string to its lithium bow, staking new claims over a historic high-grade gold target within its 100 per cent-owned Mavis Lake project in north-western Ontario, Canada.
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[2026-08-19 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Star Market 50 index of mostly chipmakers rebounded 9 per cent in August, recouping some of the 26 per cent slump in the previous month
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[2026-08-19 12:00 UTC+10:00] [China stocks] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Star Market 50 index of mostly chipmakers rebounded 9 per cent in August, recouping some of the 26 per cent slump in the previous month
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[2026-08-19 11:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Stock jumps as first listing by humanoid robot maker draws 9.8 million retail investment accounts competing for just 9.7 million shares
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[2026-08-19 11:57 UTC+10:00] [Artificial intelligence] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Stock jumps as first listing by humanoid robot maker draws 9.8 million retail investment accounts competing for just 9.7 million shares
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[2026-08-19 11:56 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The Comanchero outlaw bikie gang is suspected of seeking to build a construction empire in Victoria via union-backed front companies and by infiltrating CFMEU ranks, according to law enforcement intelligence aired at a Queensland inquiry.
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[2026-08-19 11:52 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: One Nation’s Queensland division has filed three years of overdue financial returns after the regulator threatened to strip the party of its legal status in its home state.
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[2026-08-19 11:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Iraq's cabinet approved mechanisms for exporting Iraqi crude through specialized international and local companies and via multiple export outlets, the government said on Tuesday.
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[2026-08-19 11:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Unitree's humanoid robots have been at the centre of a huge marketing push
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[2026-08-19 11:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A Unitree G1 embodied intelligent robot is displayed at an industry event in Shanghai on Aug. 12. (VCG via Getty Images)
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[2026-08-19 11:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Unitree Robotics shares rose 542% in early trading Wednesday as the Chinese humanoid robot maker made its stock market debut in Shanghai.
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[2026-08-19 11:35 UTC+10:00] [Business / The economy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
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