Topic: Economy & Finance — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-04 19:56 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: One Nation’s new Victorian leader, Warren Pickering, is a self-described conspiracy theorist who has claimed Australian government policy is controlled by a cabal of foreign “globalists”, and endorsed the idea that the world economy was deliberately crashed to trigger a “great reset”.
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[2026-08-04 19:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Hong Kong Shipowners Association urges industry members to be careful, citing ‘very low’ predictability of United States and Iran
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[2026-08-04 19:50 UTC+10:00] [scmp] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Hong Kong Shipowners Association urges industry members to be careful, citing ‘very low’ predictability of United States and Iran
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[2026-08-04 19:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The UAE's economy grew 3 per cent on an annual basis in the first three months of 2026 to reach Dh485 billion as the country's non-oil sector expanded.
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[2026-08-04 19:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Why is Trump Media selling early access to Trump's Truth Social posts?
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[2026-08-04 19:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and Bangladesh on Tuesday reached an agreement in principle on a comprehensive economic partnership agreement (CEPA), Seoul's industry ministry said Tuesday, as Seoul seeks to expand its presence in the South Asian market.
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[2026-08-04 19:10 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Autonomous A2Z has signed an 11 billion won ($7.7 million) export deal with Space42, a UAE-based artificial intelligence company, to supply its autonomous driving vehicles and full-stack solutions, expanding its footprint in the UAE’s smart mobility market.
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[2026-08-04 18:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Continued economic expansion, rising incomes and steady increase in inbound visitors are expected to provide support to the sector
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[2026-08-04 18:47 UTC+10:00] [Private consumption] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Continued economic expansion, rising incomes and steady increase in inbound visitors are expected to provide support to the sector
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[2026-08-04 18:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Iron ore futures in Singapore fell to their lowest intraday level in one year as deteriorating fundamentals continued to weigh on the market.
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[2026-08-04 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China’s Project mBridge, the multilateral central bank digital currency platform, is moving closer to broader commercial adoption
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[2026-08-04 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China’s Project mBridge, the multilateral central bank digital currency platform, is moving closer to broader commercial adoption
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[2026-08-04 17:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Leading Chinese carmakers and an aggressive Tesla together command more than 13% of western Europe’s surging EV market
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[2026-08-04 17:26 UTC+10:00] [SAIC Motor] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Leading Chinese carmakers and an aggressive Tesla together command more than 13% of western Europe’s surging EV market
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[2026-08-04 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Financial Times
Snippet: Cheap, mass-produced, lab-grown diamonds are flooding the market and, as the FT’s Leslie Hook explains, the impact is extending far beyond jewellery outlets where demand for natural stones has fallen
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[2026-08-04 16:38 UTC+10:00] [Latest] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Duran
Snippet: The statements, views and opinions expressed in this column are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of this site. This site does not give financial, investment or medical advice.
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[2026-08-04 16:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing targets installed capacity of 110 gigawatts by 2030, aiming to surpass US capacity and achieve a 50 per cent non-fossil power mix
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[2026-08-04 16:30 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing targets installed capacity of 110 gigawatts by 2030, aiming to surpass US capacity and achieve a 50 per cent non-fossil power mix
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[2026-08-04 16:29 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Bithumb, South Korea’s second-largest cryptocurrency exchange, said Tuesday it aims to go public by 2028 after strengthening its governance, internal controls and financial reporting.
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[2026-08-04 15:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Settler violence across the West Bank remains ongoing, with reported cases of arson attacks, the assault of Palestinians as well as the destruction of their properties.
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[2026-08-04 14:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Australia Soccer
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[2026-08-04 14:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: SpaceX’s mega rocket Starship lifts off for a test flight from Starbase, Texas, Friday, July 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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[2026-08-04 13:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, July 30, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
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[2026-08-04 12:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Analysts at investment bank say Beijing has become de facto ‘volatility arbiter’ for global commodity markets
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[2026-08-04 12:50 UTC+10:00] [Goldman Sachs] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Analysts at investment bank say Beijing has become de facto ‘volatility arbiter’ for global commodity markets
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[2026-08-04 12:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Recent polling suggests that expectations of a "blue wave" in Congress for the 2026 mid-terms are crumbling fast, and as we examined recently, the Democrats are facing one of the biggest financial shortfalls in DNC history. The organization has around $16 million of cash on hand for campaign operations after debts are counted.
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[2026-08-04 12:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Yamato Gokin, a copper alloy manufacturer in Miyoshi, near Tokyo, is one of the small companies that make up the bulk of Japan's economy. (Photo by Kotaro Igarashi)
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[2026-08-04 11:50 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Chapel Street is set for a parking shake-up with council voting to shut more than 350 car spots in the heart of the precinct while extending one-hour free parking near Prahran Market.
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[2026-08-04 11:05 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Inflation is expected to edge up in August from the previous month due to a base effect, while lingering Middle East tensions continue to fuel cost-push inflationary pressure, the central bank said Tuesday.
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[2026-08-04 11:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Yonhap) -- Inflation is expected to edge up in August from the previous month due to a base effect, while lingering Middle East tensions continue to fuel cost-push inflationary pressure, the central bank said Tuesday.
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[2026-08-04 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Tech stocks plummeted in July as traders unwound leveraged positions, sparking a drop in margin financing and raising concerns in Beijing
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[2026-08-04 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Tech stocks plummeted in July as traders unwound leveraged positions, sparking a drop in margin financing and raising concerns in Beijing
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[2026-08-04 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE Ministry of Social Services and Development (MSSD) of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) has partnered with GCash to expand its cashless disbursement system under the Financial Assistance System Transformation (FAST) Project, an initiative designed to make the distribution of social assistance faster, more efficient and more transparent for beneficiaries across the region.
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[2026-08-04 10:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Americans picked Democrats over Republicans as better stewards of the economy for the first time in nearly a decade in a Reuters/Ipsos poll, which also found their approval of President Donald Trump's performance falling to 35%.
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[2026-08-04 10:06 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-08-04 10:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Venus Williams reacts during her match against Kamilla Rakhimova during the National Bank Open tennis tournament in Toronto, Sunday, Aug. 2, 2026. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP)
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[2026-08-04 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Regulators are eyeing curbs such as reducing the leverage ratio of single-stock ETFs and raising the minimum investment requirement
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[2026-08-04 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Regulators are eyeing curbs such as reducing the leverage ratio of single-stock ETFs and raising the minimum investment requirement
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[2026-08-04 09:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: There is a particular cruelty in the timing. When the Kospi began its final, cratering descent in late July, President Lee Jae Myung was roughly 11,000 miles away, midway through an 11-day diplomatic tour of South America, watching from hotel suites as the index he had made the totem of his presidency collapsed.
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[2026-08-04 09:35 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea's consumer prices rose 2.8 percent in July from a year earlier as oil prices remained elevated, though their rate of increase slowed, data showed Tuesday, with inflation falling below the 3 percent mark for the first time in three months.
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[2026-08-04 09:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-04 08:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Kumamoto city recorded a high temperature of 40.3 C on Aug. 3, raising fears of additional deaths due to heatstroke. (Photo by Shun Kato)
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[2026-08-04 08:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The bank’s disclosure is tied to a lawsuit against Capital One alleging that it illegally closed Trump’s accounts for political reasons
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[2026-08-04 08:03 UTC+10:00] [Operation Choke Point] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The bank’s disclosure is tied to a lawsuit against Capital One alleging that it illegally closed Trump’s accounts for political reasons
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[2026-08-04 07:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Japanese companies Yamashita and Welfan look to serve China's 60-and-older population, which topped 323 million last year and is projected to surpass 400 million around 2035. (Photo by Tomoko Wakasugi)
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[2026-08-04 07:49 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Qantas is considering outsourcing up to 1000 roles to India in a major deal with consulting giant Accenture, according to the Australian Financial Review.
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[2026-08-04 07:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Defense Minister Israel Katz emphasized that IDF Central Command Chief Maj.-Gen. Avi Bluth has not been dismissed and is performing well in his role in the military, during a meeting with heads of the local authorities from the West Bank on Monday.
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[2026-08-04 07:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Livestock Farming
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[2026-08-04 07:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: While the premium to luxury end of India’s property market is thriving, the dramatic shortage at the low-to-mid-end is coming under scrutiny
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[2026-08-04 07:30 UTC+10:00] [property sector] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: While the premium to luxury end of India’s property market is thriving, the dramatic shortage at the low-to-mid-end is coming under scrutiny
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