Topic: Business — Neutral reports only
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[2026-09-18 22:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: US stock futures are little changed on Friday, with big tech stocks rising while sentiment is supported by another modest decline in oil prices; a near-record $7 trillion quad-witching and index rebalances add to Friday's set-up. US tariff-delay hopes, a flattening US curve and softer diesel and WTI prices ease inflation concerns, while AI bulls are back in charge.
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[2026-09-18 22:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Tariff cuts or a new 7.5 per cent duty on China? Possible outcomes on the cards as leaders navigate a trade truce and a widening tech schism
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[2026-09-18 22:30 UTC+10:00] [Boeing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Tariff cuts or a new 7.5 per cent duty on China? Possible outcomes on the cards as leaders navigate a trade truce and a widening tech schism
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[2026-09-18 21:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Post will pay up to HK$278,200 per month, authorities reveal, adding they also understand public concerns over bolstering cybercrime laws
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[2026-09-18 21:50 UTC+10:00] [Paul Lam Ting-kwok] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Post will pay up to HK$278,200 per month, authorities reveal, adding they also understand public concerns over bolstering cybercrime laws
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[2026-09-18 21:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Financial services minister Christopher Hui also says city will pay for Dongjiang water using yuan as part of internationalising renminbi
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[2026-09-18 21:02 UTC+10:00] [Dongjiang Water] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Financial services minister Christopher Hui also says city will pay for Dongjiang water using yuan as part of internationalising renminbi
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[2026-09-18 21:00 UTC+10:00] [US economy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Some experts worry factors affecting wheat exports could push global food prices even higher than they are now
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[2026-09-18 20:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The currency market is trying to assess where the Japanese yen is headed after a Bank of Japan interest rate increase. (Photo by Naoko Inoue)
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[2026-09-18 20:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Bayan Resources' coal mines in East Kalimantan. The Indonesian company's shares soared 20% on Sept. 18 after it announced a planned sale of 30% of the stock to a politically well-connected tycoon. (Screenshot from Bayan Resources's website)
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[2026-09-18 18:20 UTC+10:00] [Business / The economy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
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[2026-09-18 18:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: From tariff turmoil and stock shocks to market meltdowns, the global financial system has never been in such flux.
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[2026-09-18 17:56 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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[2026-09-18 17:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Following a two-day board meeting, the BOJ decided to bump up its uncollateralized overnight call rate. (Photo by Akira Kodaka)
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[2026-09-18 17:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Since 2018, I have covered South Korea’s economic and financial landscape, with experience spanning the economy, banking, financial markets and securities industry.My current beat focuses on Korea’s major chaebol groups and technology industry, including Samsung, SK and LG, as well as global technology companies operating in Korea such as Apple, Google and OpenAI.
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[2026-09-18 17:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Japanese markets reacted in a seemingly counterintuitive fashion on Friday after the country's central bank hiked benchmark interest rates to their highest in 31 years.
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[2026-09-18 17:08 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: It feels like a rinse-and-repeat of the Bad News Bears for global markets, with no obvious reprieve in sight.
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[2026-09-18 16:14 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
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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[2026-09-18 16:11 UTC+10:00] [Business / The economy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Reserve Bank governor Michele Bullock has issued a blunt warning that inflation in Australia is too high days before the bank’s board will consider lifting interest rates for the fourth time this year.
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[2026-09-18 15:54 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Kan Hyeong-woo is a staff reporter at The Korea Herald, South Korea’s leading English-language daily. Based in Seoul, he covers technology, business and industry, with reporting spanning the gaming, construction, mobility, consumer and emerging technology sectors.Through his reporting, Kan examines the business implications of emerging technologies and the ways Korean companies are positioning themselves in an increasingly competitive global economy.
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[2026-09-18 15:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: City leader also says more than half of arrivals are willing to stay past three-year mark
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[2026-09-18 15:47 UTC+10:00] [mainland China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: City leader also says more than half of arrivals are willing to stay past three-year mark
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[2026-09-18 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: With the US Federal Reserve having raised its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points on Wednesday to 3.75 per cent-4 per cent, its first increase since 2023, the immediate focus has now shifted to what its latest decision tells us about the economic environment ahead.
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[2026-09-18 14:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: RBA governor Michele Bullock and three other senior officials appear before the Standing Committee on Economics on September 18. (ABC News: Tobias Hunt)
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[2026-09-18 14:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The yen traded lower against the dollar on Sept. 18 on news that Japan's consumer inflation in August came in lower than expected. (Photo by Naoko Inoue)
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[2026-09-18 14:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: An estimated 125,000 people have fled their homes in Yemen, the UN humanitarian office says. (AP Photo: Abdulnasser Alseddik)
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[2026-09-18 13:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Following a two-day board meeting, the BOJ decided to bump up its uncollateralized overnight call rate. (Photo by Akira Kodaka)
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[2026-09-18 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The 134.2km waterway promises shorter routes to the sea and lower transport costs, potentially reshaping the fortunes of landlocked regions
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[2026-09-18 13:00 UTC+10:00] [Beibu Gulf] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The 134.2km waterway promises shorter routes to the sea and lower transport costs, potentially reshaping the fortunes of landlocked regions
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[2026-09-18 12:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Following a two-day board meeting, the BOJ decided to bump up its uncollateralized overnight call rate. (Photo by Akira Kodaka)
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[2026-09-18 12:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The yen traded lower against the dollar on Sept. 18 on news that Japan's consumer inflation in August came in lower than expected. (Photo by Naoko Inoue)
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[2026-09-18 12:45 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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[2026-09-18 12:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: October 8-9 schedule revealed after video call between European Trade Commissioner Maros Sefcovic and Commerce Minister Wang Wentao
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[2026-09-18 12:43 UTC+10:00] [Brussels] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: October 8-9 schedule revealed after video call between European Trade Commissioner Maros Sefcovic and Commerce Minister Wang Wentao
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[2026-09-18 12:24 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Kan Hyeong-woo is a staff reporter at The Korea Herald, South Korea’s leading English-language daily. Based in Seoul, he covers technology, business and industry, with reporting spanning the gaming, construction, mobility, consumer and emerging technology sectors.Through his reporting, Kan examines the business implications of emerging technologies and the ways Korean companies are positioning themselves in an increasingly competitive global economy.
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[2026-09-18 12:21 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Employment Minister Amanda Rishworth has repeatedly failed to say whether Labor modelled the impacts of its new migration plan on wages or the broader economy, despite the government claiming plans proposed by One Nation and the Coalition would damage the Australian economy.
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[2026-09-18 12:17 UTC+10:00] [Interest rates] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Michele Bullock, the Reserve Bank governor, says ‘upside risks to inflation appear to be materialising’, setting the central bank on course to deliver a fourth interest rate hike later this month. ‘Inflation is too high,’ Bullock told a parliamentary economics committee. The governor said at the RBA board’s last meeting they were worried that inflation would come in hotter than hoped, and it looked like that was happening, despite the slowing economy.
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[2026-09-18 12:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: AdvertisementAdvertisementNEWSCMP Hong Kong SeriesFactsheet series: Hong Kong’s debut 5-year plan and 2026 policy addressThis is a Factsheet series on Hong Kong’s debut five-year plan and the 2026 policy address. The series was produced with support from the Hong Kong SAR government. Updated: 10:15am, 18 Sep 2026Advertisement[1]Hong Kong’s new chapterThe city’s first five-year plan includes 22 key performance indicators tied to the local economy, innovation and residents’ living standards.
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[2026-09-18 12:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: AdvertisementAdvertisementNEWSCMP Hong Kong SeriesFactsheet series: Hong Kong’s debut 5-year plan and 2026 policy addressThis is a Factsheet series on Hong Kong’s debut five-year plan and the 2026 policy address. The series was produced with support from the Hong Kong SAR government. Updated: 10:15am, 18 Sep 2026Advertisement[1]Hong Kong’s new chapterThe city’s first five-year plan includes 22 key performance indicators tied to the local economy, innovation and residents’ living standards.
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[2026-09-18 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The city’s first five-year plan includes 22 key performance indicators tied to the local economy, innovation and residents’ living standards
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[2026-09-18 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Hong Kong SAR government] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The city’s first five-year plan includes 22 key performance indicators tied to the local economy, innovation and residents’ living standards
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[2026-09-18 11:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Oil prices fell on Friday as investors weighed fresh strikes between Saudi Arabia and Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis against signs that additional Saudi crude could reach global markets and help ease supply concerns.
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[2026-09-18 11:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The escalating campaign comes as officially identified hidden debt shrinks, even as broader estimates of local financing vehicle liabilities remain far larger
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[2026-09-18 11:30 UTC+10:00] [Central Commission for Discipline Inspection] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The escalating campaign comes as officially identified hidden debt shrinks, even as broader estimates of local financing vehicle liabilities remain far larger
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[2026-09-18 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Tokyo’s bond yields are seeing multi-decade highs as a central bank rate hike looms
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[2026-09-18 11:00 UTC+10:00] [Japanese bonds] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Tokyo’s bond yields are seeing multi-decade highs as a central bank rate hike looms
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[2026-09-18 09:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Savannah Hulsey Pointer via The Epoch Times,
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[2026-09-18 07:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The ASX is expected to open higher after Wall Street rebounded from Wednesday's sell-off.
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[2026-09-18 05:18 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: US stocks are rising and recovering most of their losses for the week.
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[2026-09-18 04:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Tents are lined up in the Al-Firdaws camp for displaced Yemenis in Ras Imran, on the western outskirts of Aden, Yemen, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdulnasser Alseddik)
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