Topic: Business — Neutral reports only
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[2026-07-29 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Aileen Taylor is set to move to the city as the bank focuses on tapping Asian growth markets and rebuilding its local investment banking team
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[2026-07-29 11:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's central bank said Wednesday it is necessary to maintain a monetary tightening mode as inflation pressure remains high and the country's economy is likely to continuously grow.
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[2026-07-29 11:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A building collapsed due to the earthquake in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto prefecture, shown on the morning of July 29. (Photo by Yo Inoue)
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[2026-07-29 11:32 UTC+10:00] [Russia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Kremlin and state bank VTB may be forced to prop up online retailer amid crippling Ukrainian attacks; Kyiv prosecutors may target Lukashenko. What we know on day 1,617
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[2026-07-29 10:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Baptist University’s Billy Mak says rising export values also reflect higher prices for AI components and relative easing in China-US trade tensions
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[2026-07-29 10:30 UTC+10:00] [China-US trade] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Baptist University’s Billy Mak says rising export values also reflect higher prices for AI components and relative easing in China-US trade tensions
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[2026-07-29 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Both a US Fed rate policy meeting and the largest initial public offering in Hong Kong in seven years will occur on Thursday
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[2026-07-29 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Fed] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Both a US Fed rate policy meeting and the largest initial public offering in Hong Kong in seven years will occur on Thursday
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[2026-07-29 09:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: SHCH will broaden its clearing services across offshore yuan bonds, interest rates and foreign exchange products
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[2026-07-29 09:34 UTC+10:00] [Beijing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: SHCH will broaden its clearing services across offshore yuan bonds, interest rates and foreign exchange products
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[2026-07-29 09:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Things are not going to be fun in South Korea tonight...
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[2026-07-29 08:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: One of the defining themes of the Trump administration's second term has been rebuilding America's industrial base—not just by bringing manufacturing back to U.S. soil, but by restoring domestic capacity in industries considered critical to national security.
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[2026-07-29 08:00 UTC+10:00] [Association of Southeast Asian Nations] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing and Jakarta enjoy unprecedented economic interdependence – but shifting priorities in Indonesia threaten to strain the partnership
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[2026-07-29 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing and Jakarta enjoy unprecedented economic interdependence – but shifting priorities in Indonesia threaten to strain the partnership
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[2026-07-29 06:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-07-29 05:25 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Most of Wall Street is rising even as stocks of computer chipmakers continue to tumble worldwide. Oil prices, meanwhile, are easing further from the two-month high they hit last week.
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[2026-07-29 05:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: An Aeon mall in Japan's Kumamoto prefecture was damaged in an earthquake on July 28, with authorities saying many people could be trapped inside. © Kyodo
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[2026-07-29 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Business / The economy] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: July 29, 2026 — 5:00am
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[2026-07-29 04:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: A coalition of 44 state attorneys general wrote in a letter to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission on Monday that the agency doesn't have the power to regulate sports-related event contracts on prediction market platforms.
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[2026-07-29 03:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: An advertisement for prediction market platform Kalshi hangs at 13th and L Streets in northwest Washington, April 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert, File)
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[2026-07-29 03:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Market players are watching whether the yen will soften further against the dollar. (Photo by Akira Kodaka)
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[2026-07-29 02:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-07-29 02:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Markets rarely hand you a clean morality play. On Monday night, a federal judge entered one, clocking in no less than 78 pages, in the public docket. And for anyone who has played one of America's chart-topping “skill gaming” apps - a group that certainly includes many readers of this site - this may be for you.
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[2026-07-29 02:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: By Emma Penrod of UtilityDive,
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[2026-07-29 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: DETROIT — Ford Motor is set to announce second-quarter results after the markets close Tuesday.
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[2026-07-29 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Surging cross-border deals out of China are running headlong into intensifying US national security fears
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[2026-07-29 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Surging cross-border deals out of China are running headlong into intensifying US national security fears
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[2026-07-29 00:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Ada Torres holds tomatoes while shopping for produce, Thursday, July 2, 2026, in Cleveland, Texas, about 45 miles northeast of Houston. (Sandy Guatibonza/La Esquina TX via AP)
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[2026-07-29 00:05 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The 26,457 Victorian year 8 students who are disengaged from school this year will cost the state economy $33 billion over the course of their lives, research has estimated.
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[2026-07-28 23:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The company looks to sell renovated homes like this one primarily to Japanese investors. (Daito Trust Construction)
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[2026-07-28 23:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: An Aeon mall in Japan's Kumamoto prefecture was damaged in an earthquake on July 28, with authorities saying many people could be trapped inside. © Kyodo
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[2026-07-28 23:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Johnson & Johnson announced late Monday that it had reached an agreement to commit $5.5 billion to resolve most lawsuits alleging its talc products caused ovarian cancer. The settlement could end 15 years of litigation and "lift the remaining overhang" on J&J shares, according to one institutional trading desk.
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[2026-07-28 23:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times,
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[2026-07-28 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The rare sight of an Emirates Airbus at Hangzhou became chaotic as 373 passengers were left stranded on board amid a logistical nightmare
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[2026-07-28 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The rare sight of an Emirates Airbus at Hangzhou became chaotic as 373 passengers were left stranded on board amid a logistical nightmare
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[2026-07-28 22:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: In October 2025, while the world and his pet rabbit was buying anything-AI with both hands and feet, we were the first to warn that "AI Is Now A Debt Bubble Too, Quietly Surpassing All Banks To Become The Largest Sector In The Market"...
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[2026-07-28 21:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Workers assemble charging stations at the Mengma Intelligent Transportation Equipment Manufacturing Base in Hohot in northern China’s Inner Mongolia province on Thursday, June 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, file)
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[2026-07-28 21:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: South Korean stocks plunged on Tuesday as concerns over circular AI financing and China's expanding DUV lithography capabilities (read here) were top of mind among investors. Adding to the pressure, chipmakers may not have found a floor just yet because Silicon Data's LLM Token Expenditure Index continues to slide, suggesting that companies are shifting toward cheaper models, particularly open-source alternatives from China.
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[2026-07-28 21:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: By Molly Schwartz, cross-asset strategist at Rabobank
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[2026-07-28 21:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Futures extend Monday's losses as the Tech tape continues to unravel; global Semis were hit yesterday and again overnight (despite the best attempts of Goldman and JPM to force retail to buy the falling knives) with Asian stocks and especially Korea (-10%) bearing the brunt with fears of Chinese competition accelerating the sell-off and then spilling back over into the US.
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[2026-07-28 20:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Third edition of annual e-commerce event has attracted a record number of local brands across mainland and Asean editions, organiser says
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[2026-07-28 20:47 UTC+10:00] [Lazada] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Third edition of annual e-commerce event has attracted a record number of local brands across mainland and Asean editions, organiser says
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[2026-07-28 20:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Cars are lined up for export at Shanghai's port on July 14. (China Daily via Reuters)
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[2026-07-28 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing says it ‘never deliberately pursued a trade surplus’ and that its strong exports are driven by innovation, not subsidies or overcapacity
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[2026-07-28 20:00 UTC+10:00] [United States] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing says it ‘never deliberately pursued a trade surplus’ and that its strong exports are driven by innovation, not subsidies or overcapacity
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[2026-07-28 19:03 UTC+10:00] [Stock markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Samsung and SK Hynix fall by more than 10% amid renewed fears over AI spending and Chinese competition
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[2026-07-28 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: CCB holds the largest CXMT stake among the five banks at 1.714 per cent while BoC owns the smallest position at 0.38 per cent
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[2026-07-28 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Bank of China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: CCB holds the largest CXMT stake among the five banks at 1.714 per cent while BoC owns the smallest position at 0.38 per cent
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[2026-07-28 18:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Japan Meteorological Agency website
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[2026-07-28 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Dual listing on Bursa Malaysia and HKEX comes as Hong Kong officials further expand financial ties beyond mainland China
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