Topic: Economy & Finance — Neutral reports only
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[2026-07-16 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China’s growing hunger for critical minerals partly drove the increase, but the tariff reduction is also fuelling trade in several new sectors
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[2026-07-16 15:00 UTC+10:00] [African agricultural products] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China’s growing hunger for critical minerals partly drove the increase, but the tariff reduction is also fuelling trade in several new sectors
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[2026-07-16 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Millions of people are facing unaffordable rents, long waits for social housing, or are priced out of the market when they are ready to buy.
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[2026-07-16 14:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The tech rally has led to a major reshuffle in the Tokyo market. (Photo by Kazuho Fujiwara)
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[2026-07-16 14:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Shares of HKEX have lost about 5 per cent so far this year, roughly in line with the performance of the Hang Seng Index
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[2026-07-16 14:21 UTC+10:00] [Bond Connect Southbound] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Shares of HKEX have lost about 5 per cent so far this year, roughly in line with the performance of the Hang Seng Index
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[2026-07-16 14:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Chemicals manufacturer Vynova's site in Tessenderlo in Belgium. A key European producer of plastic materials, Vynova sold its largest production site in Germany last month as the market is swamped with Chinese imports. (Vynova)
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[2026-07-16 13:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS more comments in paras 16-19, 24-27, new photos)
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[2026-07-16 12:52 UTC+10:00] [National / WA] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Visitors to Western Australia’s protected areas, including national and marine parks, provided the state’s economy with a $2.4 billion windfall in just one year, a new report has found.
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[2026-07-16 12:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: U.S. calls on S. Korea not to impose 'disproportionate' burdens on U.S. firms under revised network act
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[2026-07-16 12:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: U.S. calls on S. Korea not to impose 'disproportionate' burdens on U.S. firms under revised network act
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[2026-07-16 12:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: U.S. calls on S. Korea not to impose 'disproportionate' burdens on U.S. firms under revised network act
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[2026-07-16 12:22 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: July 16, 2026 12:22 | News
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[2026-07-16 12:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: While India's services exports have grown at a compound annual rate of 9.3% over the past 12 years, goods exports have increased at barely a third of that pace. (Source photos by Reuters) © Reuters
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[2026-07-16 12:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS comments in paras 6-7, 16-19)
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[2026-07-16 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Business / The economy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: July 16, 2026 — 12:00pm
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[2026-07-16 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Culture / TV & radio] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: July 16, 2026 — 12:00pm
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[2026-07-16 11:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China’s production of drug inputs has boomed in recent years, increasing market share and prompting fears of weaponisation in Washington
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[2026-07-16 11:59 UTC+10:00] [biotechnology] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China’s production of drug inputs has boomed in recent years, increasing market share and prompting fears of weaponisation in Washington
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[2026-07-16 11:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Currency traders work near a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, July 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
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[2026-07-16 11:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: A former senior advisor to the Federal Reserve Board of Governors was sentenced to over three years in prison for lying to federal investigators about sharing restricted central-bank information with Chinese intelligence operatives, according to the Justice Department.
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[2026-07-16 11:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 16 (Yonhap) -- The following is the full text of a statement by the Bank of Korea (BOK) on its monetary policy decision Thursday, where the central bank raised the key rate by 25 basis points to 2.75 percent at its rate-setting meeting in Seoul.
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[2026-07-16 11:30 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: In the unforgiving world of capital markets, money talks. And over a frantic June period, a staggering $3.5 billion in fresh equity flooded the ASX across 56 separate deals. If you follow the money, you get a very clear lesson in what the market is prepared to pay for at any one time.
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[2026-07-16 11:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS more info from para 6; RECASTS headline, lead; CHANGES photo)
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[2026-07-16 11:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Hello, this is Anniek Bao writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to another edition of CNBC's Daily Open.
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[2026-07-16 11:04 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The Bank of Korea on Thursday raised its benchmark interest rate for the first time since May 2025, ending a pause in monetary policy that had persisted for more than a year, as mounting inflationary pressures and the prolonged weakness of the won strengthened the case for further monetary tightening.
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[2026-07-16 11:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: (Photo by Mayumi Tsumita)
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[2026-07-16 11:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: South Korea's central bank hiked its benchmark policy rate on Thursday, raising them for the first time since January 2023 as inflation in the country creeps up. The Bank of Korea's 25 basis point hike that increased rates to 2.75% was in line with median estimates from economists polled by Reuters.
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[2026-07-16 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Netizens voice scepticism; users question why the dad let a toddler buy food alone, fuelling speculation of a regretted abandonment
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[2026-07-16 11:00 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Netizens voice scepticism; users question why the dad let a toddler buy food alone, fuelling speculation of a regretted abandonment
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[2026-07-16 10:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's bourse operator on Thursday activated a sell-side sidecar for the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) after the index fell sharply, led by losses in technology stocks.
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[2026-07-16 10:05 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea will closely monitor sectors with sluggish employment, including manufacturing, amid growing concerns that renewed tensions in the Middle East could weigh on the job market, the finance ministry said Thursday.
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[2026-07-16 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will closely monitor sectors with sluggish employment, including manufacturing, amid growing concerns that renewed tensions in the Middle East could weigh on the job market, the finance ministry said Thursday.
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[2026-07-16 09:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The final defendant awaiting sentencing in the brazen $100 million New Jersey deli stock manipulation case is asking a judge to give him no prison time — despite having a prior felony conviction that got him locked up.
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[2026-07-16 09:42 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The nation’s two most important financial regulators will be told to give more weight to economic growth when policing banks and listed companies.
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[2026-07-16 09:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: With better-than-expected trade figures being followed by lower-than-expected GDP growth, Beijing will have to consider how to strike a balance
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[2026-07-16 09:15 UTC+10:00] [trade] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: With better-than-expected trade figures being followed by lower-than-expected GDP growth, Beijing will have to consider how to strike a balance
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[2026-07-16 07:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Credibility is everything for Kevin Warsh. Congressional hearings this week showed how hard it will be for the new Federal Reserve chairman to keep it.
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[2026-07-16 06:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: While the FIFA World Cup provided a tourism boost to host cities, its positive impact was mitigated by economic weakness seen elsewhere, according to a Federal Reserve report released Wednesday.
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[2026-07-16 06:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: U.S. stocks drifted higher following strong profit reports from big companies.
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[2026-07-16 05:58 UTC+10:00] [Malta] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Former economy minister Chris Cardona and ex-chief of staff Keith Schembri named as being involved in 2017 murder of journalist
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[2026-07-16 05:18 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: US stocks are gaining ground following strong profit reports from BlackRock and other big companies and an update on the path of inflation.
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[2026-07-16 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Property / News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Rents in regional NSW towns have surged by up to 26 per cent in the past year, and the regional rental market’s growth is outpacing Sydney’s.
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[2026-07-16 05:00 UTC+10:00] [National / WA] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Strike action by a combined ports union in the Pilbara will not cost the Australian and WA economies any royalties - rather, delaying them, according to Electrical Trade Union WA state secretary Adam Woodage.
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[2026-07-16 04:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-07-16 03:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The number of violent incidents conducted by extremist Israelis targeting Palestinians in the West Bank has fallen by approximately 25% compared with March, when such incidents reached their peak, new data presented to Israel's leadership on Wednesday shows.
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[2026-07-16 03:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — Amazon said Wednesday it will launch satellite internet services in South Africa, entering a market where rival Elon Musk's Starlink has struggled to secure regulatory approval.
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[2026-07-16 03:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh appears before the House Financial Services Committee on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, July 14, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
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[2026-07-16 03:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Elon Musk is the founder, chief executive and controlling shareholder of SpaceX.
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[2026-07-16 03:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: On July 14, 1789, the people of Paris stormed the Bastille, signaling a violent end to the absolute authority of the ancien régime. Today, on that very same date, (albeit 237 years later) the stock market staged its own financial revolution against the ancien régime of technology: International Business Machines.
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