Topic: Business — Neutral reports only
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[2026-06-23 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Tourism minister also says prospective bidders sought extra time to work on proposals before government extended tender deadline
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[2026-06-23 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: There is a number that should be on the minds of every finance minister, every head of state and every development partner: 1.2 billion. That is how many young people will enter the workforce in developing countries over the next decade. It is about the combined population of the EU, the US and Brazil.
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[2026-06-23 12:46 UTC+10:00] [BUSINESS] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Andy Cheng is 26, unemployed and, with the help of a little borrowed money, the proud owner of $60,000 worth of Taiwanese tech stocks.
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[2026-06-23 12:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A man walks past a monitor showing Japan’s Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm in Tokyo, Tuesday, June 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)
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[2026-06-23 12:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 23 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung on Tuesday called for state policies supporting young people, pointing out that recent booms in the semiconductor and stock markets have widened asset disparities, leaving many young people behind.
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[2026-06-23 12:14 UTC+10:00] [Business / The economy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: June 23, 2026 — 12:14pm
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[2026-06-23 12:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: It started off with a bang: SpaceX IPOed on June 12 with an opening price of $150 on their first day of trade, well above the offering price of $135, and within two days, enterprising traders were ravenously bidding up 380 calls (expiring in just days) in hopes of sending the stock soaring in hopes of orchestrating a gamma squeeze.
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[2026-06-23 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Tourism chief says city will build on success of old Yau Ma Tei police station exhibition to turn more historic buildings into cultural experiences
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[2026-06-23 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Tourism chief says city will build on success of old Yau Ma Tei police station exhibition to turn more historic buildings into cultural experiences
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[2026-06-23 11:45 UTC+10:00] [COMMENTARY] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Ten years ago, economists Gordon Hanson, David Autor and David Dorn identified what they called “the China shock.” That referred to the supercharged economic growth in China triggered by its entry into the World Trade Organization in 2001 and the access to U.S. and European markets that followed. The ensuing flood of low-cost imports is reckoned to have cost 2.4 million U.S.
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[2026-06-23 10:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ‘If Hong Kong hopes that our neighbouring cities or competitors can stand still … I think that is unrealistic,’ tourism minister says
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[2026-06-23 10:30 UTC+10:00] [AsiaWorld-Expo] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ‘If Hong Kong hopes that our neighbouring cities or competitors can stand still … I think that is unrealistic,’ tourism minister says
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[2026-06-23 10:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: As soon as the national average for 87-octane gasoline at the pump dipped below the politically sensitive $4-a-gallon level early last week, we observed multiple institutional desks begin to forecast that the light at the end of the tunnel was beginning to materialize for consumers, especially working-class households that have been financially battered by surging fuel prices over the past several months.
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[2026-06-23 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Economists warn the narrow growth will leave sectors including construction, retail, services and small businesses struggling to keep pace
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[2026-06-23 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Economists warn the narrow growth will leave sectors including construction, retail, services and small businesses struggling to keep pace
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[2026-06-23 07:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Ukrainian Economy Minister Oleksii Sobolev said Ukrainian companies have approached some Japanese companies about cooperation. (Photo by Natsuki Kaneko)
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[2026-06-23 07:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Economy Minister Oleksii Sobolev says the Ukrainian government is interested in cooperating with Japanese companies and is ready to start discussions on the terms. (Photo by Natsuki Kaneko)
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[2026-06-23 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Families of Indonesian "kidfluencers" like Leika Hidayat, left, and Charissa Putri, right, have come to rely on their children's popular social media accounts for income, but this is under threat with the government's under-16 social media ban. (Source photos from screenshot of Leika Hidayat's TikTok page and Eva Rosalina)
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[2026-06-23 05:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Definium Therapeutics shares surged as much as 54% on Monday, reaching $37.90 in morning trading as investors reacted positively to developments in the biotech company's research pipeline and potential strategic opportunities.
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[2026-06-23 05:18 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: US stocks are drifting near their records in mixed trading after trading resumed following a three-day weekend for Wall Street.
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[2026-06-23 05:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: High-rise buildings in Beijing. Real estate developers in China have been working to recover from the property slump, but the path is challenging. (Photo by Tomoki Mera)
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[2026-06-23 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Food / Eating out (Syd)] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: When Janice and Kevin Kim launched Kim’s Korean Deli as a temporary stall at the Marrickville markets, their daughter Gabi was just six weeks old. It was August 2025, and the couple had just wrapped a 14-month corporate sabbatical, spent driving a van around Australia.
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[2026-06-23 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Property / News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Outer-suburban auction markets have recorded the weakest results in Sydney and Melbourne as rate increases and a pullback by investors add to the house price slowdown.
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[2026-06-23 04:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Lance Roberts via RealInvestmentAdvice.com,
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[2026-06-23 03:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A container ship docks at a port in Osaka, Japan. Small-value imports exempt from taxes rose roughly 20% in 2025. (Photo by Toshiki Sasazu)
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[2026-06-23 03:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Multiple media including Nikkei reported that Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama and U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent held talks Monday night Japan time. (Nikkei montage/Source photo by Reuters)
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[2026-06-23 01:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced Monday he'd step down, opening the door for Britain's seventh leader in 10 years.
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[2026-06-23 00:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Workers at a wholesale rice market in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta. The government will give 10 kilograms of rice to 33 million people as part of an economic stimulate package. © Reuters
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[2026-06-23 00:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Microsoft has signed a 20-year agreement with Chevron to power a massive new AI-focused data center campus in West Texas, underscoring the growing race among tech companies to secure reliable energy supplies, according to Bloomberg.
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[2026-06-23 00:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh speaks during a news conference following the Federal Open Market Committee meeting, Wednesday, June 17, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
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[2026-06-23 00:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The measures include greater market access in services, finance and healthcare, though analyst says it remains unclear how the reforms will be implemented
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[2026-06-23 00:30 UTC+10:00] [FDI] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The measures include greater market access in services, finance and healthcare, though analyst says it remains unclear how the reforms will be implemented
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[2026-06-23 00:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: By Teeuwe Mevissen, senior macro strategist at Rabobank
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[2026-06-23 00:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The main data highlights this week are the global flash PMIs tomorrow, and the US core PCE on Thursday. Elsewhere, other data of interest include the Ifo survey in Germany (Wednesday), Tokyo CPI in Japan (Friday), and CPI reports in Canada (today) and Australia (Wednesday). Also focus will be on the UK where Keir Starmer announced his resignation earlier today and attention will turn on succession planning.
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[2026-06-22 22:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Getty Images shares jumped 141% in New York premarket trading after the company announced a "display agreement" with OpenAI.
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[2026-06-22 22:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Futures are modestly lower coming off the US holiday weekend, after equities finished higher last week with both Dow and Russell clocking new ATHs and SPX finishing in the green for the 11th time in the last 12 weeks. As of 8:00am ET, S&P 500 futures edged down 0.1% while Nasdaq 100 contracts are higher by 0.1% with chips outperforming as usual while hyperscalers, aka "check payers" down as all Mag 7 are lower with TSLA (-1.4%) and GOOGL (-1.6%;
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[2026-06-22 22:17 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: US stocks are heading for a quiet open after the long weekend, with equities finding little support from lower oil prices amid signs of diplomatic headway between the US and Iran.
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[2026-06-22 22:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Alan Greenspan, the former Federal Reserve chairman who led the central bank from 1987 to 2006, under four presidents, died at 100 from complications of Parkinson's disease, NBC News reported.
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[2026-06-22 22:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: New economic licences issued in Abu Dhabi in the first quarter of the year increased by 21 per cent year-on-year as the emirate continues to attract new businesses despite the uncertainty caused by the Iran war.
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[2026-06-22 21:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Former US Federal Reserve chair Alan Greenspan has died aged 100, his wife has said.
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[2026-06-22 20:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: When the Egyptian pound rebounded last week to trade above 50 per US dollar for the first time since March, market officials and analysts celebrated it as a sign the country’s prolonged economic stabilisation efforts were gaining traction.
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[2026-06-22 19:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: U.S. Treasury yields were higher on Tuesday as investors look ahead to key inflation data released on Thursday. Yields defied a fall in oil prices as trade resumed following Friday's public holiday.
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[2026-06-22 19:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A think tank says low-end handsets, rentable at border checkpoints and pre-installed with local apps, could narrow ‘digital divide’ for visitors
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[2026-06-22 19:36 UTC+10:00] [WeChat] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A think tank says low-end handsets, rentable at border checkpoints and pre-installed with local apps, could narrow ‘digital divide’ for visitors
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[2026-06-22 18:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Unlike in other markets, Southeast Asia’s malls are in a good situation as they embrace experiential retail and adapt to consumer tastes
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[2026-06-22 18:30 UTC+10:00] [shopping centre] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Unlike in other markets, Southeast Asia’s malls are in a good situation as they embrace experiential retail and adapt to consumer tastes
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[2026-06-22 17:43 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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[2026-06-22 17:20 UTC+10:00] [BUSINESS] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: The yen traded comfortably in intervention territory on Monday and was met only by lukewarm verbal pushback, and then silence, as it crawled within a few tenths of a yen of a multidecade low.
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[2026-06-22 17:15 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: While the United States and Iran haggle over reopening the Strait of Hormuz and restoring oil exports from the Persian Gulf, China, the world’s largest oil importer, is not expected to quickly ramp up purchases from the region.
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[2026-06-22 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The 16-to-24 demographic, excluding students, is struggling to catch a break in job pursuits, while external wars and geopolitical strife make matters worse
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