Topic: Business — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-19 12:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: John Lee to lead largest delegation yet to two belt and road countries, with over 60 business leaders from Hong Kong and mainland China
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[2026-05-19 12:12 UTC+10:00] [BUSINESS] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Food shortages are expected to hit many parts of the world from September or October following a fertilizer production plunge, the U.N. Development Program’s head said on Monday.
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[2026-05-19 12:09 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: May 19, 2026 — 12:09pm
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[2026-05-19 11:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Hello, this is Dylan Butts writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to another edition of the CNBC Daily Open.
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[2026-05-19 11:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala spoke with Nikkei Asia in Tokyo on May 18. (Photo by Takuya Fujisawa)
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[2026-05-19 10:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Paul Chan, who arrived in Paris on Monday, met representatives of French asset management association and think tank Asia Centre in Paris, sources say
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[2026-05-19 10:30 UTC+10:00] [France] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Paul Chan, who arrived in Paris on Monday, met representatives of French asset management association and think tank Asia Centre in Paris, sources say
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[2026-05-19 10:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Wayfair CFO Kate Gulliver appeared at JPMorgan's conference Monday morning in a discussion with the bank's retail analyst, Christopher Horvers.
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[2026-05-19 10:21 UTC+10:00] [Liberal party] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: ‘We cannot continue to blame migrants for the problems of our economy,’ backbencher Andrew McLachlan says
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[2026-05-19 10:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: By Robert Walton of UtilityDive
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[2026-05-19 10:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Commuters make their way through a busy street during rush hour in Tokyo in May 2025. (Photo by Yuji Murakami)
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[2026-05-19 09:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Japan's economy grew at an annualized 2.1% in the first quarter of 2026, surpassing analysts' expectations, government data released Tuesday showed.
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[2026-05-19 09:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Asia-Pacific markets were set to open broadly higher Tuesday as oil prices, while elevated, eased slightly following news that President Donald Trump was postponing a scheduled attack on Iran.
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[2026-05-19 09:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: City authorities point at the need to lure foreign firms, while emerging sectors are expected to generate a trillion-yuan boost over the next 5 years
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[2026-05-19 09:30 UTC+10:00] [Shanghai mayor Gong Zheng] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: City authorities point at the need to lure foreign firms, while emerging sectors are expected to generate a trillion-yuan boost over the next 5 years
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[2026-05-19 08:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Shares of Royal Caribbean Group slid to session lows around midday after Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said her environment minister would review the cruise operator's proposed water park project in Quintana Roo, injecting new regulatory risk into the company's expansion plans.
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[2026-05-19 08:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Work on the 597-meter Goldin Finance 117 skyscraper in Tianjin stalled for roughly a decade before resuming in 2025. (Photo by Noriyuki Doi)
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[2026-05-19 08:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has committed to sticking to the government's existing borrowing limits, known as its fiscal rules.
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[2026-05-19 06:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by James Howard Kunstler,
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[2026-05-19 06:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Oil prices and stock markets worldwide kept swinging with uncertainty about what will happen with the Iran war.
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[2026-05-19 06:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: People walk past Chorsu Bazaar in Tashkent: Uzbekistan's economy has grown steadily for a decade, helped by President Shavkat Mirziyoyev's reform program. © Reuters
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[2026-05-19 05:17 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Oil prices swung after a scare where prices popped and then moderated, and the yo-yo moves kept stock markets worldwide unsettled.
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[2026-05-19 05:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-05-19 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A top adviser to former Labor leader Kevin Rudd and NSW Premier Chris Minns has joined a growing group warning that Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ decision to hike the capital gains tax on businesses will stifle the economy and drag productivity, as Labor MPs grow uneasy about the backlash over the controversial measure.
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[2026-05-19 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Business / The economy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
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[2026-05-19 04:59 UTC+10:00] [Finance] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-05-19 03:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: President Donald Trump has returned stateside and so has his administration's focus, even as the Iran war and the aftermath of his China trip remain front-burner issues.
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[2026-05-19 03:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Carlyle Group CEO Harvey Schwartz cautioned that AI comes with risks related to cybersecurity and accidents. (Photo by Hiroki Endo)
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[2026-05-19 03:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Carlyle Group CEO Harvey Schwartz cautioned that AI comes with risks related to cybersecurity and accidents. (Photo by Hiroki Endo)
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[2026-05-19 02:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Lance Roberts via RealInvestmentAdvice.com,
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[2026-05-19 02:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Gold prices have dropped from their highs earlier this year, but remain elevated. (Photo by Miki Kamiyama)
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[2026-05-19 02:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: A LEADERSHIP change at the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) is unlikely to unsettle the economy as long as fiscal continuity and credible execution are maintained, analysts said.
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[2026-05-19 00:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The EU will downgrade its growth forecast because of the "stagflationary shock" caused by the Iran war, the bloc's commissioner for the economy told CNBC.
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[2026-05-19 00:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The G7 finance ministers gathered in Paris on Monday for a meeting on tackling the world economy's structural fault lines – but one issue loomed large: alleviating the economic fallout from the crisis in the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-05-19 00:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Confirming our Sunday preview, overnight China reported growth data which slowed across the board in April with investment resuming declines, retail sales missing sales and growing at the weakest rate in 4 years while industrial production rose at the slowest pace in three years, calling into question Beijing's reluctance to add stimulus to the economy as a global energy crisis hits factories and consumers across the world.
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[2026-05-19 00:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Abu Dhabi’s ADGM posted a 57 per cent increase in assets under management in the first quarter of this year amid strong business momentum, as well as the continued flow of capital and talent to the emirate’s financial centre.
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[2026-05-19 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Here’s a quick quiz question: what country has the fastest-growing economy in the G7? The answer is, the UK.
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[2026-05-18 23:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Looking at the week ahead, Nvidia’s earnings on Wednesday, with a market capitalisation now of $5.46tn, will be the main event. In economics, we have the global flash PMIs on Thursday, along with inflation data from Canada tomorrow, the UK on Wednesday, and Japan on Friday. From central banks, the highlight will be the FOMC minutes on Wednesday.
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[2026-05-18 23:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: By Benjamin Picton, Senior Market Strategist at Rabobank
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[2026-05-18 22:30 UTC+10:00] [South China Morning Post] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Expo in Harbin highlights expanding economic ties amid rising geopolitical and trade uncertainties
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[2026-05-18 22:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Expo in Harbin highlights expanding economic ties amid rising geopolitical and trade uncertainties
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[2026-05-18 22:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: 'D-Day' for Meta layoffs is quickly approaching, as the Facebook and Instagram owner will slash 10% of its global headcount - or about 8,000 employees - in the initial round as it swaps headcount for GPUs.
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[2026-05-18 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China’s top foreign exchange regulator said in an article that authorities would seek to keep the yuan ‘basically stable’
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[2026-05-18 22:00 UTC+10:00] [Tommie Fang] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China’s top foreign exchange regulator said in an article that authorities would seek to keep the yuan ‘basically stable’
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[2026-05-18 21:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Futures are lower, but off their overnight lows as markets focus on soaring global yields after US/Iran talk progress remains stalled (but at least armed hostilities did not resume contrary to some speculation). Yields also spiked on rising oil prices, concerns of an extra budget in Japan and continued political chaos in the UK.
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[2026-05-18 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has upgraded its forecast for the UK's growth this year, but warned the Iran war and "domestic uncertainty" could hit the economy.
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[2026-05-18 20:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The company will force divestment from two individuals and four companies due to Chinese affiliation
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[2026-05-18 20:59 UTC+10:00] [Rare Earths] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The company will force divestment from two individuals and four companies due to Chinese affiliation
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[2026-05-18 20:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Downward momentum in South Korean stocks was halted on Monday as optimism returned to Samsung Electronics after the company and its union reopened talks to resolve contract disputes and avert a strike that could begin as soon as Thursday.
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[2026-05-18 19:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Shortly after the Iran war started, with gold unexpectedly tumbling, we showed that the reason behind gold's paradoxical move - after all, the precious metal has traditionally been a store of value in times of geopolitical stress - was the furious liquidation of gold by emerging markets, in this case Turkey, scrambling to obtain reserve dry powder so Ankara could cover soaring costs of energy imports.
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