Topic: Commodities — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-31 23:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — THE Behrouz Elite Swimming Team (BEST) delivered a dominant campaign at the 3rd Asian Open Schools Invitational (AOSI) Short Course Swimming Championships, hauling in a massive total of 18 gold, seven silver, and five bronze medals at the Assumption University Aquatics Center Suvarnabhumi in Bangkok, Thailand.
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[2026-08-31 22:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: US stock futures dropped in thin trading with most traders out as summer draws to a close, while oil prices jumped after the US and Iran exchanged attacks for first time in weeks. Brent futures rallied almost 4% topping $90-handle and WTI contracts rise above $86 a barrel. As of 8:00am ET, S&P futures dropped about 0.2% and contracts on the Nasdaq 100 dipped 0.1% as most Mag 7 stocks drop while energy stocks rise (CVX +2%, XOM +2%) with
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[2026-08-31 19:29 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-08-31 17:50 UTC+10:00] [Southeast Asia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-08-31 17:25 UTC+10:00] [National / WA] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Western Australia continues to top the nation in resources exploration, with new data revealing the state is spending more than all others combined – with a particular focus on gold and iron ore.
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[2026-08-31 14:36 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Great Southern Mining has struck shallow gold 200m north of its 100 per cent-owned Mon Ami project, 12km south of Laverton in Western Australia. The results raise the prospect of a northern extension to its 1.56-million-tonne resource grading 1.11 grams per tonne (g/t) gold for 55,500 ounces.
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[2026-08-31 14:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: There is no shortage of work for exploration companies in WA amid the gold price boom. (Facebook: Topdrill)
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[2026-08-31 14:23 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: In a savvy strategic move, Lindian Resources has executed an exclusive option to secure a substantial heavy rare earth minerals stockpile in Kazakhstan. The material could become a ready-made feed source for its recently acquired Summit Atom Rare Earth Company’s (SARECO) hydrometallurgical processing facility in the central Asian nation.
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[2026-08-31 13:08 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: ASX-listed Barkly Rare Earths has announced a stunning 99 per cent extraction of high-value magnet rare earth oxides (MREO) from a single-stage metallurgical test on material from its namesake project in the Northern Territory.
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[2026-08-31 12:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: LOS ANGELES, United States — The latest "Spider-Man" epic held the North American box office in its web Sunday for a fifth consecutive week, displaying major staying power for a summer blockbuster that faced fierce competition from "The Odyssey."
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[2026-08-31 12:07 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Profitable, multi-asset gold producer Kaiser Reef, with operations on both sides of the Bass Strait, has fired up an underground diamond drill rig at its Union Hill gold mine in Victoria, kicking off a campaign to test the potential of one of Australia’s highest-grade historical goldfields.
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[2026-08-31 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: De-dollarisation tailwinds, ecosystem buildout and mainland China’s support plus foreign backing give city’s ambitions credible momentum
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[2026-08-31 10:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The number of commodity vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz dropped to five per day over the weekend, shipping data showed.
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[2026-08-31 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As Hong Kong’s premier science and technology ecosystem marks its silver jubilee, PostMag revisits the legacy of connection and invention that sustained 25 years of innovation, and meets the leaders driving the vision for the institution’s next chapter
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[2026-08-31 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As Hong Kong’s premier science and technology ecosystem marks its silver jubilee, PostMag revisits the legacy of connection and invention that sustained 25 years of innovation, and meets the leaders driving the vision for the institution’s next chapter
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[2026-08-31 09:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines —Filipino pole vault ace Ernest John "EJ" Obiena ruled the ISTAF Berlin with a 5.82m clearance at the Olympiastadion in Germany early Monday, August 31 in Manila.
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[2026-08-31 06:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Across Wall Street, from Barclays and UBS to HSBC, JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs, a common view is taking shape: physical scarcity is emerging across multiple commodity classes, driving prices sharply higher and signaling a broader hard-asset squeeze.
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[2026-08-31 06:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The Queensland Wattle Association has proposed an initiative to plant native wattles across the state before the 2032 Olympics. (Supplied: Ann Gibbons)
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[2026-08-31 02:30 UTC+10:00] [Critical minerals] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Outsourcing the industry to China cannot continue, but Europe knows it can no longer count on the US for a solution
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[2026-08-31 02:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: LA Salle Green Hills standout Behrouz Mohammad Madi Mojdeh proved unstoppable after capturing his fourth gold medal at the 3rd Asian Open Schools Invitational (AOSI) Short Course Swimming Championships at the Assumption University Aquatics Center Suvarnabhumi in Bangkok, Thailand.
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[2026-08-30 21:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Filipina tennis star Alex Eala is set to chase a historic milestone at the 2026 Asian Games, aiming to end a long-standing gold medal drought for the country.
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[2026-08-30 14:00 UTC+10:00] [Film] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Its moguls are ripe subjects for drama, and there is huge anticipation for forthcoming features The Social Reckoning and Artificial. But other projects have failed as the film industry is increasingly colonised by IT empires
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[2026-08-30 13:37 UTC+10:00] [Sport / Rugby Union] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: August 30, 2026 — 1:37pm
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[2026-08-30 13:00 UTC+10:00] [Abdul Razak Gold House] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Urban renewal aims to regenerate the capital’s historic core, but polish and authenticity don’t always share the same street
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[2026-08-30 12:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — La Salle Green Hills standout Behrouz Mohammad Madi Mojdeh proved unstoppable after capturing his fourth gold medal at the 3rd Asian Open Schools Invitational (AOSI) Short Course Swimming Championships at the Assumption University Aquatics Center Suvarnabhumi in Bangkok, Thailand.
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[2026-08-30 08:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Wall Street coverage of a record-breaking Super El Niño is only growing as agricultural commodities break out. Yet the rally extends well beyond the agricultural complex, with industrial metals and other critical materials showing signs of tightness in physical markets.
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[2026-08-30 02:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: KASIBU, Nueva Vizcaya — Eight men and three women were arrested on Friday afternoon when police officers dispersed a huge group of protesters who blocked the entrance of a mining exploration site, preventing employees and equipment from entering the area in Barangay Pacquet.
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[2026-08-30 02:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: A FOREIGN mining company has filed a disbarment complaint against its former top executive and five other lawyers before the Supreme Court, accusing them of violating professional responsibility rules in connection with a copper-gold mining venture.
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[2026-08-30 02:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE Department of Finance (DOF) welcomed Executive Order (EO) 122, which establishes a national policy framework for the responsible development of the Philippines’ mining and critical minerals sector and aims to harness its potential for economic growth and industrialization.
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[2026-08-29 23:33 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Commodity Futures Trading Commission said Gabriel Perez wagered on Kalshi about words president used in speeches
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[2026-08-29 21:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: DAEGU, Aug. 29 (Yonhap) -- Sawang Janpram, the oldest competitor taking part in the World Masters Athletics Championships (WMAC) under way in the southern South Korean city of Daegu, won another gold medal Saturday, grabbing two golds at the event.
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[2026-08-29 17:26 UTC+10:00] [Sport / NRL] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Latrell Mitchell came up with a moment of magic on his long-awaited return from injury, but was also put on report as South Sydney secured a finals berth with a 42-22 win over Gold Coast.
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[2026-08-29 17:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: South Sydney’s Jai Arrow gestures to fans as he leaves the field during a national rugby league game against the Gold Coast Titans on the Gold Coast, Australia, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026. (Dave Hunt/AAPImage via AP)
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[2026-08-29 17:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Jai Arrow has led South Sydney out for their match against Gold Coast
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[2026-08-29 14:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The NRL has bent its rules to allow Jai Arrow to briefly take the field as South Sydney faces his previous club, the Gold Coast Titans.
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[2026-08-29 14:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — GMA Public Affairs once again brought pride to the Philippines as two of its acclaimed productions earned top honors at the 2026 ContentAsia Awards, with “Broken Roads, Broken Promises” taking home a Gold award and “Corruption Series: A Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho Special Report” winning Bronze.
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[2026-08-29 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As more cats in Hong Kong enter their senior years, owners are spending more on healthcare, specialised food and long-term care.
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[2026-08-29 11:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Scott Pendlebury consoles Tim Membrey after the Magpies forward missed a shot after the siren in the wildcard game against the Western Bulldogs. (Getty Images: Michael Willson/AFL Photos)
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[2026-08-29 09:32 UTC+10:00] [Lee, Sunisa (2003- )] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: A report of gunfire in a St. Paul, Minn., neighborhood on Friday led to the unexpected recovery of a sculpture of an Olympic gold medalist that was stolen last year, the police said.
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[2026-08-29 08:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Artist John Murray is funding a "street art" project using mining agitators to form a new open-air gallery in renowned opal country.
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[2026-08-29 08:42 UTC+10:00] [Sport / AFL] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Collingwood great Scott Pendlebury’s transition into coaching will begin next season when he joins the Gold Coast Suns, with the Magpies legend having played his last game for the club.
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[2026-08-29 04:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The state has approved the first segment of a mining road requested by Grand Portage Resources Ltd., a Canadian mining company. Nearly 90% of 196 public comments received earlier this year opposed the road.
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[2026-08-29 04:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Scientists hope a new drug could be a silver bullet when it comes to tackling tiredness.
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[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
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[2026-08-28 19:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: One day after veteran commodities strategist Jeff Currie told investors to "get long and buckle up" for the next leg of the commodities rally, UBS strategist Sagar Khandelwal issued a similarly bullish call, urging clients to "position for a commodity upcycle."
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[2026-08-28 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Washington could secure access to crucial eastern coltan deposits, though analysts say Beijing’s entrenched infrastructure leaves American investors trailing
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[2026-08-28 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Washington could secure access to crucial eastern coltan deposits, though analysts say Beijing’s entrenched infrastructure leaves American investors trailing
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[2026-08-28 15:06 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Gateway Mining has kicked down the door at its historic Ward prospect, with aircore drilling defining a massive gold anomaly stretching for more than 7 kilometres along the regional-scale Celia Shear. Ward sits in the southern reaches of the company’s Yandal gold project and just 6km south of its rapidly growing Cowza discovery in WA’s highly prospective Yandal greenstone belt.
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[2026-08-28 14:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Five commodity vessels transited the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, preliminary shipping data from Kpler showed on Friday.
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[2026-08-28 11:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Andy Buchanan admitted he was disappointed with his performance at the Gold Coast half marathon in early July. (Supplied)
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