Topic: Economy & Finance — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-10 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Police say preliminary investigations showed HK$36,000 was stolen
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[2026-04-10 16:00 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Texas city believes loose rules and low taxes will make the US’s biggest banks come running – can it pull it off?
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[2026-04-10 15:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The fluctuating price of dated Brent, the global benchmark for real-world barrels of crude, has prompted energy analysts warn to that acute stress in the physical oil market shows little sign of abating amid worries over a fragile ceasefire in the Middle East.
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[2026-04-10 15:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The market share of India's most popular weight‑loss drugmaker, Eli Lilly, slipped in March, while rival Novo Nordisk held steady even as Indian generic drugmakers flooded the market with lower‑priced copies.
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[2026-04-10 15:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Australia's economy operates on a "myth" that we can keep generating wealth by constantly inflating housing prices, super boss warns. (ABC News: Michael Coggan)
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[2026-04-10 15:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Rescue crews and paramedics are still searching for victims of Israel's attack in Beirut. (ABC News: Khalil Ezzeddine)
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[2026-04-10 15:35 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The Financial Supervisory Service has ordered Hanwha Solutions to revise its plan for a 2.4 trillion won ($1.62 billion) rights offering, citing insufficient disclosures in its filing.
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[2026-04-10 15:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 10 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Motor Co. on Friday officially launched its Ioniq electric vehicle (EV) brand in China, unveiling two new concept cars as it seeks to strengthen its presence in the Chinese market.
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[2026-04-10 15:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Currency traders stretch near a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), right, 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, Friday, April 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
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[2026-04-10 15:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Industry leader, lawmaker caution against fuel companies manipulating discounts to unfairly benefit from HK$3-per-litre diesel relief measure
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[2026-04-10 15:16 UTC+10:00] [ABC Touring Car Company] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Industry leader, lawmaker caution against fuel companies manipulating discounts to unfairly benefit from HK$3-per-litre diesel relief measure
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[2026-04-10 14:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: BANGKOK, April 10, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Lau Yee Wa has been awarded the Grand Prize at the Chommanard International Women's Literary Award 2026, marking a major milestone as the prize expands from a national to an international platform. Her novel "Tongueless" was selected from more than 70 entries across 13 countries and territories, including ASEAN, Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.
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[2026-04-10 14:19 UTC+10:00] [Property / News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: It is the Perth housing record that has stood for 16 years, and now the property that set the bar for the most expensive home to be sold in the west is back on the market.
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[2026-04-10 14:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Move points to Central consolidation as landlords push premium space, with office market splitting between core and decentralised areas
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[2026-04-10 14:05 UTC+10:00] [Jardine Pacific] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Move points to Central consolidation as landlords push premium space, with office market splitting between core and decentralised areas
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[2026-04-10 14:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Red & White Crisp Rice cereal is sold for $7.25 per 18-ounce box at a market serving the Central American immigrant community in the Westlake/Pico Union area of Los Angeles, Tuesday, April 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
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[2026-04-10 13:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS BOK chief's remarks in paras 7, 15, 19-25; TRIMS)By Oh Seok-min
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[2026-04-10 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: As global economic risks mount, the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank are preparing to deliver what may be their most carefully calibrated messages in years.
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[2026-04-10 12:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Travel back to the Han dynasty, visit an eco-conscious market, mix cocktails and make-up, or enjoy poolside yoga this weekend in Hong Kong
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[2026-04-10 12:45 UTC+10:00] [Heritage Discovery Centre] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Travel back to the Han dynasty, visit an eco-conscious market, mix cocktails and make-up, or enjoy poolside yoga this weekend in Hong Kong
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[2026-04-10 12:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: An assembly line for car smartphone holders at a plastic accessories factory in Dongguan, in China's Guangdong province, on April 2. Elevated oil prices have driven up costs in the country's manufacturing industry. © Reuters
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[2026-04-10 12:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Even if oil prices stabilise in the coming months, developing Asia-Pacific countries will still take years to recover, the bank says
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[2026-04-10 12:32 UTC+10:00] [Asia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Even if oil prices stabilise in the coming months, developing Asia-Pacific countries will still take years to recover, the bank says
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[2026-04-10 12:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 10 (Yonhap) -- The following is the full text of a statement by the Bank of Korea (BOK) on its monetary policy decision Friday, where the central bank held the key rate steady at 2.5 percent at its rate-setting meeting in Seoul.
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[2026-04-10 12:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; ADDS BOK statement, more info in paras 5-6, 10, 17)By Oh Seok-min
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[2026-04-10 11:56 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Auto news: These are Australia's safest roads.
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[2026-04-10 11:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: China's factory-gate prices rose for the first time in more than three years while consumer inflation moderated in March, amid a surge in oil prices as the Iran war upended global energy markets.
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[2026-04-10 11:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The producer price index rose by 0.5 per cent in March, the first increase since 2022, as soaring global commodity prices affected Chinese firms
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[2026-04-10 11:32 UTC+10:00] [National Bureau of Statistics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The producer price index rose by 0.5 per cent in March, the first increase since 2022, as soaring global commodity prices affected Chinese firms
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[2026-04-10 11:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: BTS has launched their first world tour in over four years, but China is notably absent from the tour dates An unofficial ban has barred K-pop from the Chinese market, prompting entertainment companies to pivot toward Japan and North America. (April 10)
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[2026-04-10 10:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's central bank kept its benchmark rate unchanged Friday, as uncertainty in the Middle East prompted a cautious stance amid two-sided risks of inflation, currency weakness and slower growth.
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[2026-04-10 10:54 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The Bank of Korea held its benchmark interest rate steady at 2.5 percent Friday, citing volatility in the Korean won and rising inflationary pressures linked to the Iran conflict.
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[2026-04-10 10:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: With diesel and petrol prices in city highest in the world, analysts warn that consumers will inevitably feel the impact in their wallets
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[2026-04-10 10:30 UTC+10:00] [Federal Express] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: With diesel and petrol prices in city highest in the world, analysts warn that consumers will inevitably feel the impact in their wallets
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[2026-04-10 10:13 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The Asian Development Bank has raised its growth outlook for South Korea this year to 1.9 percent on the back of rising exports and improved private consumption, Seoul's finance ministry said Friday.
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[2026-04-10 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 10 (Yonhap) -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has raised its growth outlook for South Korea this year to 1.9 percent on the back of rising exports and improved private consumption, Seoul's finance ministry said Friday.
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[2026-04-10 07:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A banner for the prediction market platform Kalshi hangs from a building in Washington, Wednesday, April 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert, File)
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[2026-04-10 07:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: With Anthropic gaining momentum in the booming AI market, OpenAI sent a memo to investors this week slamming its chief rival for "operating on a meaningfully smaller curve," and characterizing the company as compute constrained.
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[2026-04-10 06:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: U.S. stocks rose, even though oil prices did too, as financial markets moved more modestly a day after surging on optimism about a ceasefire in the war with Iran.
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[2026-04-10 05:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The Financial Services Agency is looking into the potential impact of private credit on the Japanese financial system. (Photo by Nikkei)
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[2026-04-10 05:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe on Wednesday informed the Committee on Public Finance (CoPF) that an initial investigation into the fraud that has taken place at the National Development in this regard is currently underway.
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[2026-04-10 05:35 UTC+10:00] [US military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Expert said federal law bars officials from taking actions in their jobs that benefit their own financial interests
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[2026-04-10 05:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Sri Lanka Export Credit Insurance Corporation (SLECIC) and the Bank of Ceylon (BOC) have reaffirmed their longstanding strategic alliance with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on March 30, marking a significant milestone in their collaborative journey.
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[2026-04-10 05:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Citizens Development Business Finance PLC (CDB) once again played a pivotal role in driving Sri Lanka’s transition toward sustainable mobility as the Official Financial Partner of the Motor EV Technology Show 2026, held from March 27-29, at the BMICH – Sirimavo Hall.
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[2026-04-10 05:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Pan Asia Bank is ushering in the festive season with an array of Avurudu promotions, offering over 250 special deals for its credit cardholders. Designed to enhance the spirit of celebration, these exclusive offers enable customers to enjoy discounts of up to 70% across a wide range of categories, making Avurudu a more rewarding and memorable experience.
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[2026-04-10 05:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: People’s Bank recently conducted the ‘People’s Remittance – Kalin Avurudu Vaasi Draw 2026,’ rewarding fifty lucky winners with packs of essential goods worth.
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[2026-04-10 05:30 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s most Trusted and Innovative media services provider
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[2026-04-10 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The price of gold has increased to a record high yesterday (April 9) due to the increase in the global market.
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[2026-04-10 05:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: The war on Iran is darkening the outlook for the world economy — whether or not a fragile ceasefire holds, the head of the International Monetary Fund warned Thursday.
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[2026-04-10 05:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: As the US housing market stalls, one state keeps defying gravity.
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