[2026-09-05 02:49 UTC+10:00] [Bonds] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: ‘There’s no plan’: as instability in global bond markets rises, what are the knock-on effects?

Snippet: From mortgages to inflation, concerns about the public finances of major economies have wide-reaching consequences

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/sep/04/instability-in-global-bond-markets-rising-knock-on-effects

[2026-09-05 02:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Expect huge oil price hike next week

Snippet: MOTORISTS are in for a big spike in fuel prices next week, as the global oil market continues to react to mounting tensions in the Middle East and Russia, local oil industry sources said on Friday.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/09/05/news/national/expect-huge-oil-price-hike-next-week/2418942

[2026-09-05 02:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: XPENG humanoid robot project gets major funding

Snippet: Technology company XPENG secured record-breaking capital to transition its bipedal humanoid robot from a research prototype into a mass-manufactured industrial worker.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/09/05/business/science-technology/xpeng-humanoid-robot-project-gets-major-funding/2419084

[2026-09-05 02:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Nikkei Asia

Title: Japan's Rakuten to debut satellite-to-cell service with Starlink rival AST

Snippet: Rakuten Group CEO Hiroshi Mikitani, left, shakes hands with AST SpaceMobile CEO Abel Avellan during an event in 2024. (Photo by Mai Ishitsubo)

Read full article: https://asia.nikkei.com/business/telecommunication/japan-s-rakuten-to-debut-satellite-to-cell-service-with-starlink-rival-ast

[2026-09-05 02:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Inflation slows to 6.1%, stays well above target

Snippet: INFLATION eased to 6.1 percent in August from 6.2 percent a month earlier amid slower increases in food, housing, utility and energy costs, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Friday.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/09/05/business/top-business/inflation-slows-to-61-stays-well-above-target/2418948

[2026-09-05 02:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Nikkei Asia

Title: Japan budget requests swell with $78bn in uncapped growth investment

Snippet: Budget requests by Japanese government agencies for fiscal 2027 reached a record high. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Nikkei)

Read full article: https://asia.nikkei.com/politics/japan-budget-requests-swell-with-78bn-in-uncapped-growth-investment

[2026-09-05 02:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Peso falls to P62.59:$1 despite slower inflation

Snippet: SLOWER inflation helped buoy the stock market but failed to lift the peso, which on Friday closed at a new record low of P62.59 to the dollar.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/09/05/business/top-business/peso-falls-to-p62591-despite-slower-inflation/2418947

[2026-09-05 02:14 UTC+10:00] [Reform UK] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Investigations launched into polling firm at centre of Reform UK allegations

Snippet: British Polling Council and Market Research Society announce inquiries into JL Partners, which has been accused of breaking transparency rules

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/sep/04/investigation-polling-firm-reform-uk-allegations

[2026-09-05 02:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Can we count on TRB to do the right thing?

Snippet: IN the tollway industry, the government regulator is the five-person Toll Regulatory Board (TRB), which decides on tollway investments and toll rates. It is composed of representatives from the Department of Transportation, Department of Public Works and Highways, Department of Finance, Department of Economy, Planning and Development plus a private sector representative.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/09/05/business/top-business/can-we-count-on-trb-to-do-the-right-thing/2418945

[2026-09-05 02:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Agri trade deficit widens

Snippet: THE country’s agricultural trade deficit widened in July as imports increased and exports declined, according to data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/09/05/business/top-business/agri-trade-deficit-widens/2418944

[2026-09-05 02:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Negros Occidental gov addresses Visayas brownouts, commits to renewables

Snippet: BACOLOD CITY — Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson said on Friday that the frequent rotational brownouts sweeping the Visayas are hurting business operations, but added that the situation has not yet escalated to a power crisis.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/09/05/regions/negros-occidental-gov-addresses-visayas-brownouts-commits-to-renewables/2418855

[2026-09-05 02:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Filinvest Innovation Parks earn IFC Building Resilience Index A+ rating

Snippet: IN a landmark milestone for Philippine industrial real estate, Filinvest Land Inc.’s Filinvest Innovation Parks across North and South Luzon have earned verified A+ ratings under the Building Resilience Index (BRI) framework, an international initiative established by the International Finance Corp. (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/09/05/tmt-newswire/filinvest-innovation-parks-earn-ifc-building-resilience-index-a-rating/2418629

[2026-09-05 02:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Dutch Bros expands SoCal empire with new sprawling South Bay location

Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/09/04/business/dutch-bros-announces-new-la-location-in-the-south-bay/

[2026-09-05 02:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Building Asia-Pacific resilience in an age of geopolitical fragmentation

Snippet: THE 33rd Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders’ Meeting, to be held in Shenzhen, China, on Nov. 18 and 19, 2026, will bring together leaders of the APEC’s 21 economies amid profound economic, technological and geopolitical uncertainty. Under the theme “Building an Asia-Pacific Community to Prosper Together,” China’s APEC year emphasizes openness, innovation and cooperation, with the November summit culminating a year of ministerial, senior official and sectoral engagements.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/09/05/opinion/columns/building-asia-pacific-resilience-in-an-age-of-geopolitical-fragmentation/2418821

[2026-09-05 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: AI, digitalization push automation in SEA

Snippet: SOUTHEAST Asian manufacturers are accelerating their pivot toward integrated automation, artificial intelligence and targeted energy management as regional factory operators confront mounting labor pressures, complex supply chains and tighter environmental mandates.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/09/05/business/science-technology/ai-digitalization-push-automation-in-sea/2419085

[2026-09-05 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Celsius fights to block auction of mining stake

Snippet: ERROR 404 page not found Click here to go to the home page

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/09/05/business/corporate-news/celsius-fights-to-block-auction-of-mining-stake/2418923

[2026-09-05 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: PEZA, Primelectric sign MOU to power ecozones

Snippet: ERROR 404 page not found Click here to go to the home page

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/09/05/business/corporate-news/peza-primelectric-sign-mou-to-power-ecozones/2418924

[2026-09-05 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: ACEN lends P9.2B to two subsidiaries

Snippet: ERROR 404 page not found Click here to go to the home page

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/09/05/business/corporate-news/acen-lends-p92b-to-two-subsidiaries/2418925

[2026-09-05 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: The SME stories we don’t see

Snippet: ERROR 404 page not found Click here to go to the home page

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/09/05/business/top-business/the-sme-stories-we-dont-see/2418926

[2026-09-05 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: US Diesel Pump Prices Hit Record As Global Refined-Products Crisis Threatens Industrial Economy

Snippet: Goldman explained this week that Gulf oil exports had recovered to between 15 million and 16 million barrels per day, roughly two-thirds of prewar levels, with the rise of dark tanker transits obscuring some flows from conventional tracking via the Automatic Identification System (AIS). Yet headline crude volumes don't tell the entire story.

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/energy/us-diesel-pump-prices-hit-record-global-refined-products-crisis-threatens-industrial-economy

[2026-09-05 01:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]

Source: New York Post

Title: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says 38K ChatGPT queries only use amount of water it takes to grow an almond

Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/09/04/business/openai-ceo-sam-altman-says-38k-chatgpt-queries-only-use-amount-of-water-it-takes-to-grow-an-almond/

[2026-09-05 01:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Revealed: Microsoft signed $125m contract with Israel during first year of Gaza war

Snippet: Microsoft signed a contract worth more than $100m with the Israeli government in 2024, according to documents published on the Israeli Ministry of Finance’s Hebrew-language website, Middle East Eye can reveal.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/revealedmicrosoft-signed-125m-contract-israel-during-first-year-gaza-war

[2026-09-05 01:35 UTC+10:00] [Politics] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ProPublica

Title: Ken Paxton’s Financial Disclosures Appear to Violate Federal Ethics Law, Experts Say

Snippet: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton appears to have violated federal ethics law in significant ways when filing recent disclosures of his assets and liabilities, creating confusion about his net worth and holdings, a review by ProPublica and The Texas Tribune found.

Read full article: https://www.propublica.org/article/ken-paxton-senate-financial-disclosures-ethics-law

[2026-09-05 01:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: Crude heads for 5% weekly gain as US-Iran fighting continues | The National

Snippet: Oil was on course for a weekly gain of more than 5 per cent on Friday as the US and Iran continued to exchange fire in a conflict now in its seventh month.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/2026/09/04/crude-heads-for-5-weekly-gain-after-us-iran-fighting-continues/

[2026-09-05 01:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Tesla shares slump 6% after feds launch probe into new Cybercabs without steering wheels

Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/09/04/business/tesla-shares-slump-after-feds-launch-probe-into-new-cybercabs/

[2026-09-05 01:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Nikkei Asia

Title: Japan's MS&AD looks to enter Europe's reinsurance broker market

Snippet: MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings is seeking growth drivers outside Japan. (Photo by Nikkei)

Read full article: https://asia.nikkei.com/business/insurance/japan-s-ms-ad-looks-to-enter-europe-s-reinsurance-broker-market

[2026-09-05 01:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Nikkei Asia

Title: Japan provides $1.4bn in subsidies to Imabari, other shipbuilders

Snippet: New cranes and hull block facilities are part of Imabari Shipbuilding's capital spending plans. (Imabari Shipbuilding)

Read full article: https://asia.nikkei.com/business/transportation/japan-provides-1.4bn-in-subsidies-to-imabari-other-shipbuilders

[2026-09-05 00:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: AP News

Title: US sanctions Turkish bank that it calls 'critical financial lifeline' for Iran

Snippet: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks to reporters at the G20 Finance Ministerial in Asheville, N.C., Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026.(AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/sanctions-turkish-bank-iran-dde8b5408b85115f79b7351c8e882815

[2026-09-05 00:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: US job market rebounds with 162,000 new jobs, far surpassing expectations

Snippet: The latest labour data may increase the likelihood that the Federal Reserve will raise its key short-term interest rate at its next meeting

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/us/economy-trade-business/article/3366441/us-job-market-rebounds-162000-new-jobs-unemployment-rate-stays-41-cent?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-09-05 00:54 UTC+10:00] [unemployment benefits] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: US job market rebounds with 162,000 new jobs, far surpassing expectations

Snippet: The latest labour data may increase the likelihood that the Federal Reserve will raise its key short-term interest rate at its next meeting

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/us/economy-trade-business/article/3366441/us-job-market-rebounds-162000-new-jobs-unemployment-rate-stays-41-cent

[2026-09-05 00:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: New York Post

Title: Trump threatens trade with dozens of countries if Fed doesn’t lower rates post-jobs report

Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/09/04/us-news/trump-demands-fed-board-get-smart-and-lower-interest-rates-after-stronger-than-expected-jobs-report/

[2026-09-05 00:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: The Rush To Pull Gold Out Of The US

Snippet: Submitted by QTR's Fringe Finance

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/rush-pull-gold-out-us

[2026-09-05 00:01 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Housing affordability craters to record low despite fall in prices

Snippet: Housing affordability has slumped to its lowest level on record, two separate measures have revealed, with falling house prices not enough to offset the financial hit delivered by the Reserve Bank’s three interest rate rises.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/housing-affordability-craters-to-record-low-despite-fall-in-prices-20260904-p60ugb.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-09-05 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: US severs Iran’s financial lifeline to NATO ally Turkey with bank sanctions: ‘Find out the hard way’

Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/09/04/us-news/us-severs-irans-financial-lifelines-to-nato-ally-turkey-with-bank-sanctions-find-out-the-hard-way/

[2026-09-04 23:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: Trump tells Fed to slash rates or he'll end trade with countries with U.S. surpluses

Snippet: President Donald Trump on Friday demanded that the Federal Reserve slash interest rates or else he will cut off trade with countries with which the U.S. maintains trade deficits.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/04/trump-fed-rates-jobs-trade.html

[2026-09-04 23:50 UTC+10:00] [Nigel Farage] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Nigel Farage meeting a 'shadowy foreign donor'? It can only be another establishment stitch-up | Marina Hyde

Snippet: The only thing more dodgy than Reform’s financial dealings is the egregious lunchtime combination of oysters, Guinness and champagne

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/04/nigel-farage-reform-shadowy-foreign-donor-establishment-stitch-up

[2026-09-04 23:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: Rabobank: "The World As We Knew It No Longer Exists"

Snippet: As we move towards the end of another trading week, most action was again dominated by the now ubiquitous market bugbear of geopolitics. Central banks are trying to reassert themselves, but under that shadow, and as everything they understand starts to fall apart around them.

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/rabobank-world-we-knew-it-no-longer-exists

[2026-09-04 23:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: US job market rebounds with 162,000 new jobs; the unemployment rate stayed at 4.1%

Snippet: WASHINGTON — The U.S. job market rebounded in August as employers added a surprising 162,000 jobs. The unemployment rate stayed at a low 4.1%.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/09/04/world/americas-emea/us-job-market-rebounds-with-162000-new-jobs-the-unemployment-rate-stayed-at-41/2418835

[2026-09-04 23:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: New York Post

Title: How I stumbled into a major trend slamming beer sales nationwide — and giving Gen Z a buzz

Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/09/04/business/how-i-stumbled-into-a-major-trend-thats-slamming-beer-sales-nationwide/

[2026-09-04 23:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: Bessent Announces EU 'Officially Joined' Operation Economic Outcast Against Iran

Snippet: US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced on X Friday that the EU has "officially joined" Operation Economic Outcast, the sweeping US sanctions campaign to cut Iran out of the international banking system and completely isolate it from the global economy.

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/bessent-announces-eu-officially-joined-operation-economic-outcast-against-iran

[2026-09-04 23:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Iraq emerges as Iran’s economic lifeline amid tighter US sanctions

Snippet: Iraq remains one of Iran’s most important regional economic and financial links as Washington expands pressure on Tehran and entities accused of supporting it. Iraq’s close political and commercial ties with Iran, along with the influence of Iran-backed armed groups in parts of the economy, give Tehran access to trade routes, currency markets, and commercial networks that are difficult for US authorities to monitor.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-907597

[2026-09-04 23:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Nikkei Asia

Title: Japan's unwanted old boats make waves in Thailand

Snippet: Used boats from Japan can be seen at an auction site an hour south of Bangkok. (Photo by Shota Manda)

Read full article: https://asia.nikkei.com/business/transportation/japan-s-unwanted-old-boats-make-waves-in-thailand

[2026-09-04 23:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AfricaNews

Title: COP17 in Mongolia wraps up with 1.3 billion dollars of Green Investment Pledge

Snippet: As much as 40% of land on the planet is turning into a desert and 3.2 billion people already suffer the consequences. UN Convention to Combat Desertification met for another COP conference in the capital of Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar. Mongolia itself is severely hit by desertification with 77% of its territory affected and Gobi desert spreading.

Read full article: http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/04/focus-cop17-in-mongolia-wraps-up-with-13-billion-dollars-of-green-investment-pledge/

[2026-09-04 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Why are fuel and petrochemical prices outpacing crude – and how long will it last?

Snippet: Global refined-product exports were down 25 per cent year on year in August, with losses concentrated in Russia and the Persian Gulf, analysts say

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3366432/why-are-fuel-and-petrochemical-prices-outpacing-crude-and-how-long-will-it-last?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-09-04 23:00 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Why are fuel and petrochemical prices outpacing crude – and how long will it last?

Snippet: Global refined-product exports were down 25 per cent year on year in August, with losses concentrated in Russia and the Persian Gulf, analysts say

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3366432/why-are-fuel-and-petrochemical-prices-outpacing-crude-and-how-long-will-it-last

[2026-09-04 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: New In-N-Out opens Friday — part of Southern California’s $1B outdoor mega project bigger than Central Park

Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/09/04/business/new-in-n-out-in-irvine-opens-at-massive-great-park-development/

[2026-09-04 22:53 UTC+10:00] [Beef] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Politico

Title: How a ‘dodgy money’ scandal hijacked Nigel Farage’s reset conference

Snippet: BIRMINGHAM, England — Nigel Farage dined with business executives Thursday night — and seemed determined not to allow Reform UK’s party conference to be commandeered by a swirling new scandal. But by Friday morning, two of his closest advisers were gone.

Read full article: https://www.politico.eu/article/nigel-farage-reform-uk-fresh-scandal-gripped-reset-conference/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication

[2026-09-04 22:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: Labor Shock: US Adds 162K Jobs In August, 4-Sigma Beat And Above Highest Forecast

Snippet: In our jobs report preview we quoted JPM's Market Intel desk which said that today's August payrolls number will be a case of "good news is bad news", and sure enough futures are sliding and yields surging after moments ago the BLS reported that in August, the US added a whopping 162K jobs, up from an upward revised 21K (July is no longer negative -23K), and the second highest monthly increase of 2026 (only March was higher)...

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/labor-shock-us-adds-162k-jobs-august-4-sigma-beat-and-above-highest-forecast

[2026-09-04 22:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: Diesel hits record high as Ukraine and Iran wars knock out refineries, fueling inflation worries

Snippet: The price of diesel fuel hit a record Friday as the wars in Ukraine and Iran knock out refineries, triggering a global supply crunch.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/04/diesel-price-record-high-ukraine-iran-inflation.html

[2026-09-04 22:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: US employers add 162K jobs in August — surprisingly strong pace after tepid summer

Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/09/04/business/us-employers-add-162k-jobs-in-august-surprisingly-strong-pace/