Topic: Economy & Finance — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-09 04:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Farhad Ibragimov – lecturer at the Faculty of Economics at RUDN University, expert and lecturer at the Department of Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences and Mass Communications, Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation
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[2026-04-09 04:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Farhad Ibragimov – lecturer at the Faculty of Economics at RUDN University, expert and lecturer at the Department of Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences and Mass Communications, Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation
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[2026-04-09 04:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank has once again cut the asking price on his massive thoroughbred racing farm in northern Baltimore County, Maryland, as the historic farm - once owned by the Vanderbilt family - continues to sit on the market amid a series of deep price cuts.
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[2026-04-09 04:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Apr. 8. © Reuters
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[2026-04-09 04:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell addresses students at Harvard University, Monday, March 30, 2026, in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
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[2026-04-09 04:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Federal Reserve officials at their March meeting still expected to lower interest rates this year, even with a high level of uncertainty from the Iran war and tariffs, according to minutes released Wednesday.Most of the participants said the war could result in the need for easier monetary policy if rising gas prices hit the labor market and consumer wallets.Policymakers said they would need to remain "nimble" as they weighed the impact the war had on inflation, which continued to hold
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[2026-04-09 04:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Kalshi is becoming more popular by the day and the prediction market is offering an incentive to attract new users. With the Kalshi promo code NYPMAX, first-time users looking to make predictions on the NBA playoffs can trade $10 and get $10 on the rapidly expanding prediction platform.
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[2026-04-09 03:30 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: April 9, 2026 03:30 | News
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[2026-04-09 03:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Blue Owl stocks is getting slammed this morning, erasing all early gains, after Moody's Ratings cut its outlook on a $36-billion Blue Owl non-traded fund to "negative" from "stable" on Tuesday, citing redemption requests that were significantly higher than at peers in the first quarter. Moody's also said the change in the outlook on Blue Owl Credit Income Corp (OCIC) is due to the majority of the redemption requests coming from a very limited number of investors, revealing some concentration
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[2026-04-09 03:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Iranian authorities see the truce with the United States and Israel as a strategic victory, but they emerge battered and isolated with an economy in tatters, little prospect of rapid recovery, and an impoverished, embittered population.
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[2026-04-09 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Corporate bankruptcies have risen in Japan for four straight years. (Photo by Rie Ishii)
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[2026-04-09 02:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The central banks of the UAE and Bahrain have signed a Dh20 billion ($5.4 billion) currency swap agreement to reinforce monetary co-operation and support trade and investment between the two countries.
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[2026-04-09 02:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: LONDON — Oil and gas prices plunged, stock markets soared and the dollar retreated Wednesday after the United States and Iran agreed a temporary ceasefire that could lead to the Strait of Hormuz reopening.
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[2026-04-09 02:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Dmitry Trenin, a research professor at the Higher School of Economics and a lead research fellow at the Institute of World Economy and International Relations. He is also a member of the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC).
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[2026-04-09 02:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Dmitry Trenin, a research professor at the Higher School of Economics and a lead research fellow at the Institute of World Economy and International Relations. He is also a member of the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC).
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[2026-04-09 02:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: COPENHAGEN — The war on Iran has upended the global economic outlook overnight. Oil supply routes have been shut down and prices have surged. Every central bank, finance ministry and economic forecaster is scrambling to answer the same question: what happens next?
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[2026-04-09 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-04-09 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-04-09 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-04-09 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Meta is debuting its first major artificial intelligence model since the costly hiring of Scale AI's Alexandr Wang nine months ago, as the Facebook parent aims to carve out a niche in a market that's being dominated by OpenAI, Anthropic and Google.
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[2026-04-09 01:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: Electric Avenue, a contractor in the Portland, Ore., employs 12 people, most of whom are under the age of 40, a point of pride for the company’s owner, Jack Marquardt.Credit...Video by Amanda Lucier
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[2026-04-09 01:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Three-time Grammy-winning country music star Miranda Lambert’s childhood home has sold — and it didn’t take long at all for the property to find its new owner.
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[2026-04-09 01:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: April is here, and it feels like everyone (and their mother) is congested.
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[2026-04-09 01:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Leicester City have lost their appeal against their six-point deduction for breaching English Football League financial rules.
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[2026-04-09 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Australian economy] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: In backing down on his threats to destroy Iranian civilisation, Donald Trump has lessened concerns of a recession in Australia – at least for now
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[2026-04-09 00:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Immediate, but temporary, relief. That's the initial economic response to news of a two-week ceasefire: stock markets across the globe rallied, while the price of crude oil plunged.
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[2026-04-09 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Iran plans to require shipping companies to pay transit tolls in Bitcoin for vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz, according to a Financial Times report.
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[2026-04-08 23:36 UTC+10:00] [Banks] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Don’t be popping those champagne corks yet: Europe’s economy will still be hurting from the war in the Middle East for months — and maybe longer.
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[2026-04-08 23:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: As Israel contemplates a two-week ceasefire announced by United States President Donald Trump in the war on Iran on Tuesday night, it appears weakened in the eyes of its opponents and critics. Its arch-nemesis, Iran, is still standing; Israel’s defensive stock of missiles is depleted and its prime minister is facing a political backlash.
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[2026-04-08 23:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing is counting on services to rebalance growth as it faces economic headwinds and demographic challenges
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[2026-04-08 23:30 UTC+10:00] [Li Qiang] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing is counting on services to rebalance growth as it faces economic headwinds and demographic challenges
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[2026-04-08 23:26 UTC+10:00] [Cultivated meat] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: The European Parliament's AGRI committee voted to support the deal struck by co-legislators on targeted amendments to the EU's Common Market Organisation rules for agricultural products.
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[2026-04-08 23:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Iran, the United States and Israel reached a tentative, two-week ceasefire Wednesday in the war that tore across the Middle East and disrupted the global energy market, with U.S. President Donald Trump pulling back from his threats to destroy Iranian “civilization.” But questions immediately emerged over what appeared to be dueling proposals to halt the fighting, with Iran insisting it would continue to control and charge ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz as well as enrich uranium.
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[2026-04-08 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: BEIJING, April 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- SANY Heavy Industry (600031.SH, 06031.HK) reported its 2025 financial results. Revenue rose 14.73% year over year to $12.49 billion. Net profit attributable to shareholders climbed 41.18% to $1.18 billion. Net cash generated from operating activities came in at $2.80 billion, up 34.84% from a year earlier.
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[2026-04-08 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Billionaire investor urges Chinese and US elites to ‘rise above ourselves’ and safeguard global well-being amid a changing world order
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[2026-04-08 23:00 UTC+10:00] [Ningbo] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Billionaire investor urges Chinese and US elites to ‘rise above ourselves’ and safeguard global well-being amid a changing world order
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[2026-04-08 23:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: War delivers a bigger hit to the economy than natural disasters or governments defaulting on debt, new research has revealed, alongside warnings that any substantial increase in defence spending will require cuts to health and education services.
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[2026-04-08 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The World Bank expects economic growth in the Middle East to slow to 1.8 per cent this year as a result of the Iran war, warning the fallout can result in long-term “scarring”.
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[2026-04-08 22:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: US futures, global stocks and bonds are sharply higher while oil prices plunge the most in years as a wave of optimism swept through global markets after the US and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire in exchange for Tehran reopening the Strait of Hormuz: JPMorgan's Market Intel desk, which moves from Neutral to Tactically Bullish this morning, says to look for a re-risking in the very near-term albeit it with higher energy prices.
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[2026-04-08 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Federal Reserve is no longer seen as a ‘safe’ place for nations to store gold as Trump’s unpredictability spooks the world’s central banks
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[2026-04-08 22:00 UTC+10:00] [Cambodia] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Federal Reserve is no longer seen as a ‘safe’ place for nations to store gold as Trump’s unpredictability spooks the world’s central banks
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[2026-04-08 21:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Grab's chief product officer, Philipp Kandal, introduces an array of new features to its app, including AI-backed services, in its biggest market, Indonesia, on Apr. 8. (Photo by Natsumi Kawasaki)
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[2026-04-08 21:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Local cinemas earn HK$25.93 million in first four days of holiday, double the figure year on year from the 2025 Easter break
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[2026-04-08 21:06 UTC+10:00] [Easter] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Local cinemas earn HK$25.93 million in first four days of holiday, double the figure year on year from the 2025 Easter break
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[2026-04-08 20:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Previous slideNext slide Travellers pose in front of a giant interactive cat installation in the arrivals hall at Hong Kong International Airport. AFPInfo A Djiboutian flag decorates a market stall in the capital city as residents and traders take advantage of the cooler evening hours, days before presidential elections. AFPInfo A skull sculpture is carried on a march for indigenous rights to the Brazilian National Congress building during the annual Terra Livre encampment in Brasilia.
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[2026-04-08 20:21 UTC+10:00] [Rural and regional Australia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The new owner will serve as the Australian town’s postie, publican, cook and shopkeeper
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[2026-04-08 19:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: When it opened 40 years ago, the bank’s new headquarters was the most expensive building in the world
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[2026-04-08 19:30 UTC+10:00] [Hongkong] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: When it opened 40 years ago, the bank’s new headquarters was the most expensive building in the world
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[2026-04-08 19:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The new regulation makes protecting China’s supply chains a national security issue – and allows Beijing to punish any entities that threaten them
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[2026-04-08 19:30 UTC+10:00] [Strait of Hormuz] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The new regulation makes protecting China’s supply chains a national security issue – and allows Beijing to punish any entities that threaten them
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