Topic: Business — Neutral reports only
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-29 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China’s fertility rate could soon fall to world’s lowest unless action is taken, as current subsidies are ‘a drop in the bucket’, scholars warn
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-29 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Latest Immigration Department data shows 31,278 working visas granted to foreigners last year under General Employment Policy
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-29 11:00 UTC+10:00] [scmp] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Latest Immigration Department data shows 31,278 working visas granted to foreigners last year under General Employment Policy
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-29 09:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: A little-used corner of the clean-energy market is getting a potentially decisive trial in Utah. At a government-backed research site, engineers are testing whether equipment and expertise developed during America’s shale boom can turn deeply buried heat into a dependable source of electricity, according to Bloomberg.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-29 09:30 UTC+10:00] [BUSINESS] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent defended his move last month to support the yen, saying that any extreme volatility in the Japanese currency could feed through to higher U.S. interest rates.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-29 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Intense competition among Chinese companies has led to rapid technological advances, but also diminishing profits and gluts of products that are increasingly destined for export markets. (Source photos by Wataru Suzuki and Getty Images)
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-29 05:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: President Trump's move to dismantle what Republican Sen. Josh Hawley has called the "modern-day monopoly" in U.S. beef processing reflects growing concern that industry concentration has become a food-security vulnerability.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-29 04:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals rejected prediction markets platforms' requests for injunctive relief against the Nevada Gaming Control Board, concluding that sports-related event contracts are not a derivative regulated by the federal government.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-29 02:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The rise in U.S. Treasury yields boosted demand for dollars, pushing the yen into the 160-per-dollar range. (Photo by Hiroki Endo)
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-29 01:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: In our preview of today's preliminary benchmark revision of US jobs - published by the BLS 'conveniently' just as Kevin Warsh started to speak - we said that according to Goldman calculations, for the first time in 3 years and just the second time since 2018, the BLS was going to revisedpayrolls modestly higher "based on the nine months of data released since the last benchmarked period, March 2025."
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-29 01:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh on Friday expressed concerns about inflation running hot, while maintaining his advocacy for a “quieter” central bank.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-29 01:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Japan's Financial Services Agency looks to take action after a recent string of accounting fraud cases. (Photo by Nikkei)
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-29 01:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Tom Gantert via The Epoch Times,
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-29 00:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Update (1000ET): The speech was hawkish in substance (see full remarks below) - Warsh framed inflation as the clear priority, said financial conditions are not restrictive, and set a high bar (“confident that underlying inflation is moving to our objective, clearly and at sufficient speed”) - while refusing to pre-commit to a September hike.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-29 00:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The MNI Chicago PMI for August was a disaster, printing below even the worst analyst's expectations.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-28 23:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The measures aim to shift China’s vast property sector away from a presales model, as Beijing strives to stabilise market downturn
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-28 23:42 UTC+10:00] [Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The measures aim to shift China’s vast property sector away from a presales model, as Beijing strives to stabilise market downturn
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-28 23:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Flight marks collaboration between mainland Chinese firm EHang, local transport operator Kwoon Chung Bus Holdings and tech hub Cyberport
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-28 23:37 UTC+10:00] [Mable Chan] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Flight marks collaboration between mainland Chinese firm EHang, local transport operator Kwoon Chung Bus Holdings and tech hub Cyberport
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-28 22:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: US stock futures are flat and rates rise ahead of today's main event: Fed chief Kevin Warsh’s Jackson Hole speech at 10am ET (full preview here) as traders seek clarity on his economic outlook and his strategy for lowering inflation back to the Fed's 2% target. As of 8:00am ET, S&P futures are little changed and Nasdaq 100 futures are lower following the Nvidia-driven rally for the index in the prior session, when however only 30% of the S&P and
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-28 22:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Shares of major U.S. clothing retailer Gap, whose brands include Old Navy, Banana Republic and others, jumped the most in 16 months in premarket trading after the company reported stronger-than-expected profit and upgraded its earnings outlook. The company also named retail veteran Michael Francis as Old Navy's next CEO.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-28 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Economist says appeal is likely to grow as traditional routes, such as the Red Sea and Strait of Hormuz, become riskier
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-28 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Economist says appeal is likely to grow as traditional routes, such as the Red Sea and Strait of Hormuz, become riskier
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-28 21:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: PayPal shares plunged as much as 16% in premarket trading Friday, the most in months if the losses hold through the cash session, after a consortium led by private-equity firm Advent International and payments giant Stripe abandoned its takeover bid for the struggling payment processor.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-28 21:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: People vote at a polling place in a primary election Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-28 21:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The latest hold-up has yet to meaningfully roil lithium carbonate prices but the impact may be felt during the fourth-quarter
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-28 21:30 UTC+10:00] [CATL] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The latest hold-up has yet to meaningfully roil lithium carbonate prices but the impact may be felt during the fourth-quarter
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-28 21:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Supply chains in the Middle East are shaping up to be the next major opportunity for venture capital investors, especially when the Iran war ends, the founder of Dubai's Global Ventures has said.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-28 20:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service, cars burn as firefighters try to put out a fire following a Russian drone attack in Kyiv region, Ukraine, Friday, Aug. 28, 2026. (Ukrainian Emergency Service via AP)
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-28 20:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The growing scale of currency interventions highlights the challenge governments face in influencing exchange rates amid rising cross-border capital flows. (Photo by Hazumu Urushiyama)
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-28 20:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The growing scale of currency interventions highlights the challenge governments face in influencing exchange rates amid rising cross-border capital flows. (Photo by Hazumu Urushiyama)
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-28 20:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by David Bell and Ramesh Thakur via Brownstone Institute,
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-28 19:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: AI-powered quadrupeds, designed for extreme conditions and hazardous sites, are undergoing tests in China as Micbot awaits Aramco’s mass-procurement decision
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-28 19:38 UTC+10:00] [Micbot] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: AI-powered quadrupeds, designed for extreme conditions and hazardous sites, are undergoing tests in China as Micbot awaits Aramco’s mass-procurement decision
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-28 19:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The value of Arabic intellectual property, the development of Arabic-language AI tools and new ways of financing the region’s creative industries are among the subjects at this year’s Congress of Arabic and Creative Industries in Abu Dhabi.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-28 18:15 UTC+10:00] [Business / The economy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: You have reached your maximum number of saved items.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-28 18:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: In 2025, the global equity market reached a record $157.8 trillion in market capitalization, up more than $25 trillion from 2024.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-28 17:33 UTC+10:00] [Business / The economy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Federal Energy Minister Chris Bowen has set a deliberately high bar for states wanting to bypass new national green power rules for data centres, as the Albanese government moves to heavily restrict the use of coal and gas in the country’s booming AI infrastructure sector.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-28 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Alibaba shares, bitcoin, Hong Kong second-hand home prices and Shein’s IPO plans in spotlight this week
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-28 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Alibaba shares, bitcoin, Hong Kong second-hand home prices and Shein’s IPO plans in spotlight this week
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-28 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Guangdong, Shanxi and Xinjiang have announced plans to introduce increases of 10 per cent or more in the next few months
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-28 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Guangdong, Shanxi and Xinjiang have announced plans to introduce increases of 10 per cent or more in the next few months
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-28 16:50 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Markets were in Limbo for most of this week, with investors anxiously waiting on the world’s biggest company to eventually set the mood.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-28 16:47 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Rolling coverage of the latest events in global financial markets, the economy and major corporate moves
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-28 16:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The increase in marriages for the second consecutive year from 2024 is considered to have contributed to the rise in births in Japan. (Photo by Yuki Kohara)
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-28 16:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A drone view shows mud covering properties following a glacier disaster in Trishuli, Nuwakot district, Nepal, on Aug. 27. © Reuters
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-28 15:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Sungrow and Sieyuan shares fell sharply after Washington’s order, but analysts say markets may be overlooking enforcement hurdles and strong global demand
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-28 15:55 UTC+10:00] [Sungrow Power Supply] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Sungrow and Sieyuan shares fell sharply after Washington’s order, but analysts say markets may be overlooking enforcement hurdles and strong global demand
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-28 15:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Sectors like data centers and renewables are powering a surge in private capital expenditures in India, reflecting government support for industries seen as key to the country's quest for self-reliance. (Nikkei montage/Source photo by Reuters)
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-28 15:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Friday marks six months since the U.S. and Israel launched "major combat operations" in Iran, prompting retaliatory strikes on targets across the Gulf and sparking a new war in the Middle East.
--------------------------------------------------------------------