Topic: Economy & Finance — Neutral reports only
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[2026-07-02 21:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The U.S. government's equity portfolio could be expanding again, this time with a potential 5% stake in Sam Altman's OpenAI at an $852 billion valuation, according to a new report. The proposed stake would mark another step toward taking direct financial positions in tech giants. For OpenAI, buy-in from the Trump administration could ease mounting political pressure ahead of an IPO.
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[2026-07-02 21:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Brookfield Asset Management wants to bring data centers to London's Canary Wharf, the financial district often dubbed the "U.K. Wall Street," CEO Connor Teskey told CNBC on Thursday.
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[2026-07-02 21:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Comedy film Night King, starring Dayo Wong and Sammi Cheng, emerges as highest-grossing movie over six-month period
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[2026-07-02 21:13 UTC+10:00] [scmp] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Comedy film Night King, starring Dayo Wong and Sammi Cheng, emerges as highest-grossing movie over six-month period
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[2026-07-02 21:01 UTC+10:00] [Competition] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BERLIN — German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Thursday announced a coalition agreement to cut taxes for low- and middle-income earners and advance a broader package of economic reforms aimed at reviving his country's stagnant economy.
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[2026-07-02 20:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Hong Kong-based Asian Academy of International Law also urges city to enact space asset legislation
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[2026-07-02 20:57 UTC+10:00] [Shenzhou mission] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Hong Kong-based Asian Academy of International Law also urges city to enact space asset legislation
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[2026-07-02 20:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Abu Dhabi's International Holding Company and India's Adani Group have signed an initial pact to invest $11.5 billion to develop an aluminium project in the Asian nation.
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[2026-07-02 20:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s ruling coalition has unveiled a sweeping package of tax, labour and pension reforms aimed at reviving Europe’s largest economy and countering a surge by the far right.
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[2026-07-02 19:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The whole 11-city network, including the global financial hub Dubai, is due to be completed in March, according to state media
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[2026-07-02 19:30 UTC+10:00] [CRRC Corp] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The whole 11-city network, including the global financial hub Dubai, is due to be completed in March, according to state media
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[2026-07-02 19:30 UTC+10:00] [Property / News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: When a derelict terrace came to market in 2023, Niko Fotopoulos had a vision.
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[2026-07-02 19:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Net fund inflows soared nearly 200 per cent, supported by a tech-led stock rally and a 30 per cent rise in capital allocated to the mainland
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[2026-07-02 19:29 UTC+10:00] [CSI Index] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Net fund inflows soared nearly 200 per cent, supported by a tech-led stock rally and a 30 per cent rise in capital allocated to the mainland
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[2026-07-02 19:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: German Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz, center, attends a press conference with Minister-President of Bavaria and CSU Chairman Markus Söder, left, Federal Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Bärbel Bas, right and Federal Minister of Finance, Lars Klingbeil, in the garden of the Chancellery following the meeting of the coalition committee, in Berlin, Thursday, July 2, 2026.
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[2026-07-02 19:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Public institutions in European Union countries are signing profitable contracts with Israeli companies despite Israel’s long track record of war crimes in the Gaza Strip and occupied West Bank, data collected by Statewatch and revealed by Al Jazeera shows.
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[2026-07-02 19:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli army arrested five women activists in the occupied West Bank early on Wednesday morning. The women, who work with health committees, were arrested after their homes were raided.
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[2026-07-02 19:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Hi everyone, this is Cheng Ting-Fang, your #techAsia host this week, saying hello from Taipei, where we have had torrential rain and wildly volatile weather the past few days. It's much like recent global stock markets, which have moved sharply on the smallest developments.
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[2026-07-02 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Value of retail sales for month reaches HK$33.8 billion, helped by increase in visitor numbers
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[2026-07-02 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Value of retail sales for month reaches HK$33.8 billion, helped by increase in visitor numbers
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[2026-07-02 18:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The AI trade has shown gaps in Hong Kong’s stock market, but the share sale boom suggests it is set to capitalise on Beijing’s AI ambitions
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[2026-07-02 18:30 UTC+10:00] [CSI 300] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The AI trade has shown gaps in Hong Kong’s stock market, but the share sale boom suggests it is set to capitalise on Beijing’s AI ambitions
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[2026-07-02 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Ministry of Finance eyes move towards knowledge sharing as wealth gains and US pressure curb lending for a nation that is now the world’s top bilateral creditor
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[2026-07-02 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Ministry of Finance eyes move towards knowledge sharing as wealth gains and US pressure curb lending for a nation that is now the world’s top bilateral creditor
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[2026-07-02 17:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: From tariff turmoil and stock shocks to market meltdowns, the global financial system has never been in such flux.
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[2026-07-02 17:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The stand-off forces WhatsApp to weigh compliance against mounting concerns about government interference in its biggest market
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[2026-07-02 17:23 UTC+10:00] [digital publishing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The stand-off forces WhatsApp to weigh compliance against mounting concerns about government interference in its biggest market
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[2026-07-02 17:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Apple plans to launch at least five new iPhone models between the second half of this year and the first half of 2027, while increasing production plans for foldable devices, as it looks to vie for a greater slice of the market amid an industrywide component supply shortage, Nikkei Asia reported Thursday.
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[2026-07-02 16:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Emirates Global Aluminium has made significant progress in restarting production at its Al Taweelah plant in Abu Dhabi, three months after it sustained extensive damage in an Iranian drone attack.
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[2026-07-02 16:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Beef Cattle Farming
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[2026-07-02 16:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 2 (Yonhap) -- The chief of the country's financial watchdog said Thursday that virtual asset market operators are urged to beef up their internal control systems to help the market further develop.
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[2026-07-02 16:28 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: All sex abuse claims against the Christian Brothers in Australia have been suspended after a court found they could face financial ruin within months, despite scrutiny over “disturbing” $1 property transfers.
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[2026-07-02 16:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Jens Eskelund tells conference in Berlin that Beijing can raise costs of confrontation beyond what other side is willing to bear
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[2026-07-02 16:14 UTC+10:00] [Kiel Institute] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Jens Eskelund tells conference in Berlin that Beijing can raise costs of confrontation beyond what other side is willing to bear
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[2026-07-02 16:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Fading retail indicators raise pressure for second-half stimulus, deepen export reliance
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[2026-07-02 16:06 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Since 2017, I have covered South Korea’s political and economic landscape as a reporter, with a focus on foreign affairs, inter-Korean relations and security.As a foreign affairs reporter, I closely follow developments from the Ministry of Unification, the Foreign Ministry and the Defense Ministry, tracking shifts in diplomacy, military policy and North Korea’s evolving posture.
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[2026-07-02 16:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Tankmaker KNDS has postponed its highly anticipated public listing until market conditions improve, following a slump in defense stocks in recent months.
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[2026-07-02 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Bucking muted market sentiment, Leapmotor and Zeekr both set records for a second consecutive month
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[2026-07-02 16:00 UTC+10:00] [Tesla challengers] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Bucking muted market sentiment, Leapmotor and Zeekr both set records for a second consecutive month
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[2026-07-02 15:57 UTC+10:00] [Business / Banking & finance] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The corporate regulator has cancelled the Australian Financial Services (AFS) licence of Sydney-based firm Capital Guard AU Pty Ltd (Capital Guard) over the sale of a fake $100,000 bond purporting to have been issued by financial giant Macquarie Capital.
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[2026-07-02 15:50 UTC+10:00] [Business / The economy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: July 2, 2026 — 3:50pm
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[2026-07-02 15:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Office’s Economic Department also split into two, reflecting central government’s greater focus on financial matters, analyst says
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[2026-07-02 15:31 UTC+10:00] [Hong Kong] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Office’s Economic Department also split into two, reflecting central government’s greater focus on financial matters, analyst says
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[2026-07-02 14:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A currency trader watches monitors near a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, July 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
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[2026-07-02 14:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The IDF has been dispatched to Mukhmas, a West Bank Palestinian village near Jerusalem, in search of several Israeli civilians who were last heard from in the area, the military confirmed on Thursday.
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[2026-07-02 14:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: OpenAI has proposed handing the U.S. government a 5% stake in the company, the Financial Times reported Thursday, as the artificial intelligence startup seeks to defuse mounting political pressure in Washington.
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[2026-07-02 14:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Portraits of a red-headed Thomas Jefferson, left, and John Dickinson, right, by by Charles Willson Peale are seen at the refurbished Second Bank of the United States in Philadelphia on Nov. 26, 2004. (AP Photo/Jacqueline Larma, File)
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[2026-07-02 14:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A job seeker waits to talk to a recruiter at a job fair Aug. 28, 2025, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier, File)
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[2026-07-02 14:00 UTC+10:00] [Andy Burnham] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Exclusive: Poll shows policies such as rent control and higher wealth taxes could fend off Reform UK in key seats
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[2026-07-02 13:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Dubai inflation hit 5.5 per cent in May as the US-Iran war lifted fuel, transport and imported food prices, adding to cost-of-living pressures.
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