Topic: Business — Neutral reports only
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[2026-09-01 17:51 UTC+10:00] [BUSINESS] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: The Japanese 10-year government bond hit 3%, a 30-year high, on Tuesday as inflation and fiscal concerns continued to weigh on the market and despite official efforts to reassure investors and scare away speculators.
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[2026-09-01 17:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The nation’s ports claimed six of the top 10 busiest worldwide, according to a prominent data provider
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[2026-09-01 17:11 UTC+10:00] [Southeast Asia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The nation’s ports claimed six of the top 10 busiest worldwide, according to a prominent data provider
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[2026-09-01 16:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A person walks in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan’s Nikkei index at a securities firm Monday, Aug. 31, 2026, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
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[2026-09-01 16:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Concerns over inflation have fueled a selloff in global bond markets. (Photo by Kazuho Fujiwara)
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[2026-09-01 16:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Visitors praise humanoid robot manager ‘Xiao Gai’ as Galbot Stores launch in Hung Hom, Wan Chai and Kai Tak
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[2026-09-01 16:13 UTC+10:00] [Wan Chai] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Visitors praise humanoid robot manager ‘Xiao Gai’ as Galbot Stores launch in Hung Hom, Wan Chai and Kai Tak
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[2026-09-01 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Submitted by Thomas Kolbe
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[2026-09-01 15:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Emerging markets are likely to see a surge in investor money as they seek new opportunities after the U.S. Treasury's bond buyback plans weakened the dollar, according to analysts.
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[2026-09-01 14:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Shein's Hong Kong debut saw shares plunge as much as 10 per cent, falling to Dh20.48, before partially recovering from the IPO price.
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[2026-09-01 14:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Concerns over inflation have fueled a selloff in global bond markets. (Photo by Kazuho Fujiwara)
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[2026-09-01 14:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Farmer Oumarou Compaoré speaks to the Associated Press as he stands by one of the irrigation systems at Djoda Farm in Matourkou, near Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso, Thursday, May 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Elia Borras)
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[2026-09-01 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Research shows a small set of high-frequency building blocks shaped the writing system through a principle of economy
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[2026-09-01 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Research shows a small set of high-frequency building blocks shaped the writing system through a principle of economy
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[2026-09-01 13:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Concerns over inflation have fueled a selloff in global bond markets. (Photo by Kazuho Fujiwara)
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[2026-09-01 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korean institutions' investment in foreign securities rose sharply to a fresh record high in the second quarter, driven by strong overseas stock markets, central bank data showed Tuesday.
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[2026-09-01 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Innovation and growth keep powering the global economy to greater heights. How can the average person profit from it? The answer is simple: own stocks.
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[2026-09-01 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: A Southern California corruption case unraveled in dramatic fashion after federal agents discovered tens of thousands of dollars hidden underground at the home of a longtime local politician, according to the NY Post.
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[2026-09-01 12:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Baidu, a Chinese search and AI company, has upgraded its Hong Kong stock to a primary listing alongside its Nasdaq shares. © Reuters
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[2026-09-01 12:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Baidu, a Chinese search and AI company, has upgraded its Hong Kong stock to a primary listing alongside its Nasdaq shares. © Reuters
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[2026-09-01 12:10 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: September 1, 2026 — 12:10pm
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[2026-09-01 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Budget] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: PARIS — Marine Le Pen’s bid to broaden her appeal beyond the far right is running into a familiar challenge: The promises that energize her core voters are precisely the ones that worry fiscal conservatives.
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[2026-09-01 11:45 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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[2026-09-01 11:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A listing ceremony marks Shein's debut on the Hong Kong Exchange on Sept. 1. (Photo by Cissy Zhou)
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[2026-09-01 11:03 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: US treasury secretary speaks with Russian counterpart who is controversially attending G20 talks; India’s Modi says war must end. What we know on day 1,651
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[2026-09-01 09:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Kimberly Hayek via The Epoch Times,
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[2026-09-01 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Hi, this is Evelyn, writing to you from Beijing. Welcome to the latest edition of The China Connection — a snapshot of what I'm seeing and hearing from local businesses.
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[2026-09-01 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The central government has announced plans to provide nationwide coverage by 2028, but uneven regional development is a major hurdle
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[2026-09-01 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The central government has announced plans to provide nationwide coverage by 2028, but uneven regional development is a major hurdle
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[2026-09-01 07:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The Nikkei Stock Average has seen increased volatility since reaching a record high on June 25. (Photo by Jumpei Kinefuchi)
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[2026-09-01 07:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump threatened on Monday to hit Iran "hard" after the two foes traded fire for the first time in weeks, as his Treasury secretary vowed to keep up a pressure campaign aimed at hobbling Tehran's economy.
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[2026-09-01 06:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: President Donald Trump said Monday that the U.S. economy could grow at rates as high as 20%, while arguing that even such rapid growth should not prompt the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates.
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[2026-09-01 05:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Just a few carefully chosen words from Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh convinced markets that he was serious about inflation and ready to recommend an interest rate hike in just a few weeks.
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[2026-09-01 05:30 UTC+10:00] [Business / Banking & finance] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Andrew Bailey, governor of the Bank of England, has warned of a severe downturn in global stock markets if the AI bubble bursts.
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[2026-09-01 05:15 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The price of oil rose and stocks fell on Wall Street after the US launched its first military action in a month against Iran.
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[2026-09-01 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Travel / Reviews & advice] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The check-in process for this routine Trans-Tasman service is a queue-free cinch thanks to the small forest of automated self-service kiosks along with the companion bag-drop facility. If only the immigration authorities on both sides more determinedly found a solution to making this route a domestic, or even quasi-domestic, affair, rather than a glorified international one.
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[2026-09-01 05:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by James Rickards via The Daily Reckoning,
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[2026-09-01 04:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: As the world marches towards open-weight, efficient, unrestricted frontier AI models out of China, Western leaders are starting to panic over the lack of guardrails. Most recently, Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey suggested that the threat posed by AI could lead to a chaotic correction in global financial markets, as frontier models are now showing "increasingly sophisticated autonomy and problem-solving abilities, as well as threat capabilities."
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[2026-09-01 02:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BEIJING ─ Factory activity in China contracted in August for a second straight month, official data showed Monday, as soft demand weighs on the world's second-largest economy.
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[2026-09-01 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: The recent report by real estate services firm CBRE revealed a “demand paradox” in the Metro Manila office market: improved vacancy rates and low demand.
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[2026-09-01 01:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: India and the UAE have deepened trade and economic ties since their Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement, the UAE’s first bilateral trade deal, came into effect in 2022.
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[2026-09-01 01:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The government has rolled out a string of economic measures since the start of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran war at the end of February, while the economy has continued to benefit from consumption tax cuts made in September last year. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
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[2026-09-01 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Australia is in the middle of a tidal wave of insolvencies as firms fail to cope with a ‘cost-of-doing-business crisis’
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[2026-09-01 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: By Elwin de Groot, head of macro strategy at Rabobank
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[2026-09-01 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Trump has announced a September 24 meeting, but Beijing has not. As prediction market bets multiply, they may begin to shape diplomacy
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[2026-09-01 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Trump has announced a September 24 meeting, but Beijing has not. As prediction market bets multiply, they may begin to shape diplomacy
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[2026-08-31 23:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Washington’s new one-year measure reserves material for domestic buyers, but analysts point to limited processing capacity hindering efforts to build supply chains
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[2026-08-31 23:30 UTC+10:00] [Liang Yan] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Washington’s new one-year measure reserves material for domestic buyers, but analysts point to limited processing capacity hindering efforts to build supply chains
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[2026-08-31 23:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Jackson Hole is where the world’s central bankers gather every August to think out loud about the global economy. What they say moves markets and shapes rate expectations. This year, it also revealed how much of the global monetary policy debate has become a conversation about the Gulf.
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[2026-08-31 23:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: After US Treasury Secretary Bessent called for coordinated response from G20 towards China, Beijing urged consultation instead
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