Topic: Economy & Finance — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-30 19:36 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: In Seoul’s Gangnam-gu, amid glass towers and the global pulse of K-pop, a 3.5-kilometer boulevard named Tehran-ro runs through the city’s economic core. More than a hub for technology firms and financial institutions, its name reflects a moment when Korea and Iran, both undergoing economic transformation, chose cooperation over distance.
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[2026-03-30 19:30 UTC+10:00] [property market] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: While the country’s economy and currency are struggling, Japan’s property fundamentals remain strong
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[2026-03-30 19:23 UTC+10:00] [Oil] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Stock markets in Asia drop sharply, with investors nervous over escalation of Middle East conflict
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[2026-03-30 19:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: PARIS — Ministers from the G7 will hold talks on Monday to unpack the economic consequences of the war in the Middle East, the French government said, as oil and gas prices continue to soar.
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[2026-03-30 18:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The war in the Middle East has triggered sky-high fuel prices and shortages around Australia. (ABC News: Timothy Ailwood)
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[2026-03-30 18:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A Palestinian man was shot dead by Israeli forces on Monday morning in the village of Kharsa, near Dura, southwest of Hebron in the occupied West Bank, Wafa news agency reported.
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[2026-03-30 18:07 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Seoul stocks fell nearly 3 percent Monday, led by heavy foreign selling, as an intensifying conflict surrounding Iran deepened concerns about global oil supplies and market uncertainties. The Korean won weakened against the US dollar.
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[2026-03-30 17:45 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea’s telecom carriers and fintech firms are tightening energy use as the government calls for conservation amid oil-market volatility, extending the response from office operations to the infrastructure behind mobile networks and online finance.
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[2026-03-30 17:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: India has warned that its growth forecast of 7.0%–7.4% for the financial year ending March 2027 faces "considerable downside" risk due to rising energy costs and supply‑chain disruptions linked to the Iran war.
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[2026-03-30 17:01 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Korean auto giant targets 41,000 EV sales in China’s fiercely competitive, domestic-led market
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[2026-03-30 17:00 UTC+10:00] [Brussels holidays] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Beyond the Belgian capital’s more obvious sights lies a thriving district known for its classic Belgian cuisine, alternative art scene and gigantic flea market
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[2026-03-30 16:45 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: LG Display has effectively taken control of the OLED panel market for the Apple Watch after Japan Display Inc. exited the business amid financial struggles and restructuring.
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[2026-03-30 16:39 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: OCI Holdings said Monday its Malaysian unit, OCI TerraSus, has secured a $125 million financing agreement with the International Finance Corporation, the private-sector arm of the World Bank Group.
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[2026-03-30 16:23 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Interest rates could peak at an 18-year high in a matter of months, according to modelling from one of Australia's biggest banks.Westpac, citing the continuing war in the Middle East and high oil prices, is now forecasting mortgage holders will be hit by three more rate hikes – in May, June and August – after already having two to start 2026.That is two more cash rate increases than previously predicted.LIVE UPDATES: Dezi Freeman was 'armed, wrapped in blanket' when shotWestpac
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[2026-03-30 16:22 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: West Wits Mining has taken aim at one of the market’s favourite risk topics – fuel supply – unveiling a multi-layered diesel security plan to keep its Qala Shallows underground gold operation in South Africa running smoothly while the site waits for a grid power connection.
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[2026-03-30 15:52 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Anthony Albanese has set himself and the nation’s mortgage holders on a collision course with the Reserve Bank.
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[2026-03-30 15:30 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Webjet chief executive Katrina Barry has resigned less than two years after taking the role, as a lawsuit from the online travel agent’s former legal boss heats up and suitors continue to buy up stock despite a rejected takeover offer last month.
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[2026-03-30 15:15 UTC+10:00] [Petrol prices] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Injecting $1.5bn via petrol subsidies into an inflated economy may change things for the Reserve Bank board at its next meeting
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[2026-03-30 15:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE Department of Education (DepEd) on Thursday rolled out the Bagong Pilipinas Serbisyo Fair (BPSF) across three key public schools in Metro Manila to eliminate the steep financial and bureaucratic barriers facing graduating Senior High School (SHS) students.
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[2026-03-30 14:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: ACROSS many developing economies, financial vulnerability often stems from a single unexpected event. A medical emergency, a natural disaster, or the loss of income can quickly erase years of progress for families without financial protection.
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[2026-03-30 14:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Asian currencies remained under pressure against the US dollar, with South Korea’s won weakening to about 1,515 per dollar, near its lowest levels in years.
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[2026-03-30 14:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Dealers work near the screens showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), right, and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won at a dealing room of Hana Bank in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, March 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
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[2026-03-30 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Co-development of physical AI services integrating AI avatars and autonomous robots Exploration of applications across retail, finance, manufacturing and public sectors
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[2026-03-30 13:43 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: US president tells Financial Times his ‘preference would be to take the oil’ but that ‘some stupid people back in the US say: “why are you doing that?”’
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[2026-03-30 13:38 UTC+10:00] [Transport] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: South Korea’s transport ministry says domestic airlines have asked authorities to redirect export-bound jet fuel back to the local market amid a supply crunch
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[2026-03-30 13:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: President Donald Trump is not ruling out the possibility of US forces seizing Iran’s key export hub on Kharg Island in order to take control of the Islamic Republic’s oil exports, he said in an interview with the Financial Times on Sunday.
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[2026-03-30 13:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A Tennessee grandmother was jailed for a whopping five months after a facial recognition program erroneously flagged her for bank fraud in a state she’d never visited.
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[2026-03-30 12:44 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The government has reviewed measures to ensure the swift execution of a 10 trillion-won ($6.6 billion) policy financing program prepared to respond to the prolonged conflict in the Middle East, the finance ministry said Monday.
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[2026-03-30 12:32 UTC+10:00] [Property / News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A Brisbane character home has sold for more than $1 million above its 2023 price, fetching $2.85 million after a marathon 90-minute auction that defied growing fears of a market slowdown.
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[2026-03-30 11:00 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The factories, which buy cheap crude and turn it into fuel, are struggling as higher oil prices threaten their razor-sharp margins
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[2026-03-30 11:00 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: As fuel prices soar, governments around the world are scrambling to find solutions. Source: AAP / Owen Humphreys
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[2026-03-30 11:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Panic buying has seen prices soar by 18 to 27.8 cents per litre in one week across Australia's five largest cities, the consumer watchdog has found. Source: AAP / Darren England
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[2026-03-30 10:30 UTC+10:00] [Central] [Factuality: 95]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Shifting dining habits and cross-border competition are forcing legacy brands like Maxim’s to reinvent themselves to stay relevant
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[2026-03-30 08:16 UTC+10:00] [Technology] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Greg "Joz" Joswiak, Senior Vice President Worldwide Marketing, Apple. From his interview with Today tech expert Trevor Long. X Facebook Mail Apple is now one of the most valuable companies in the world — a market capitalisation of more than $3.5 trillion — but a core part of Apple's history is the time it almost went broke.As the company marks its 50th anniversary, Apple's senior vice president of worldwide marketing, Greg Joswiak, spoke exclusively to 9News to reflect on 50
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[2026-03-30 07:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The price of coffee is increasing faster than any other household grocery, and it’s not just tariffs driving the surge — bad weather, war and a frenzy of market traders are also to blame for the rise.
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[2026-03-30 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: From today onwards, the majority of people will go to the ATM, bank, and pawning centre, or to meet a rich friend/relative. That is to borrow some money to ‘celebrate’ the New Year. During the past few weeks, they have spent all their money, especially salaries and bonuses, to make their homes mini storages of supermarkets and ‘mini fuel storages’!
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[2026-03-30 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Government has prepared a comprehensive programme to stabilise the economy in the face of global challenges and steps have also been taken to provide services without interruption during the festive season, Labour Minister and Finance and Planning Deputy Minister Anil Jayantha Fernando said.
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[2026-03-30 06:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: India has begun settling payments for crude oil imports from Russia using non-dollar currencies, reflecting shifting geopolitical dynamics and adjustments to evolving policies from the United States, according to market reports.
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[2026-03-30 06:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is facing its most serious economic shock in decades, as the Israeli-US war on Iran delivers a direct hit to its core industries, from finance to aviation, exposing major vulnerabilities in its economic model.
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[2026-03-30 06:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: In line with the ‘NSB Senehase Dayada – 2026’ initiative, a special commemorative programme was recently organised at the premises of Lanka Hospitals under the patronage of the National Savings Bank, marking the 54th Anniversary of the Bank.
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[2026-03-30 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Reinforcing its commitment as ‘Bankers to the Nation’, Bank of Ceylon (BOC) has launched the BOC Agri Banking Unit, first of its kind to drive sustainable growth and innovation in Sri Lanka’s agriculture sector.
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[2026-03-30 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: SLT-MOBITEL, Sri Lanka’s National ICT Solutions Provider, is combining innovation, resilience, and a people‑first vision to amplify efforts at expanding the country’s digital transformation agenda. Building on strong FY 2025 financial results, the company is pioneering initiatives to elevate customer experiences, strengthen enterprises, and advance national digital inclusion, establishing SLT-MOBITEL’s role in driving Sri Lanka’s economic progress.
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[2026-03-30 06:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Ceylon Boxing Federation (CBF) successfully held a major fundraising raffle draw in Colombo on Saturday night, marking a powerful step to support the welfare of Sri Lanka’s veteran boxers while strengthening the sport’s financial future.
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[2026-03-30 06:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: DFCC Bank is positioning its Winner Savings Account against tension. The account offers a higher return without requiring customers to lock themselves into rigid conditions.
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[2026-03-30 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Food inflation in Bangladesh has emerged as a renewed cause for concern, with the country now placed on the World Bank’s ‘red list’ of high-risk nations due to persistently elevated food prices. The prolonged rise in the cost of essential commodities is increasingly affecting the daily lives of ordinary people.
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[2026-03-30 06:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: A polícia francesa prendeu até o momento três pessoas ligadas a uma aparente tentativa de explodir uma bomba caseira em frente à agência do banco americano Bank of America, em Paris, informou neste domingo (29/03) o serviço de segurança da França.
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[2026-03-30 06:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Negotiating flexible arrangements is not limited to those who have a right under the Fair Work Act. (Adobe Stock)
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[2026-03-30 05:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Vehicles drive as light poles are switched off to save electricity, as part of a series of measures the government has taken to mitigate the fallout of the U.S. and Israeli war against Iran, in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, March 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Khaled Elfiqi)
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[2026-03-30 05:07 UTC+10:00] [Business / The economy] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: March 30, 2026 — 5:07am
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[2026-03-30 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Travel / Travel news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: United Airlines has broken new ground with the announcement of its United Relax Row, a big win for economy flyers looking for a more comfortable time on long-haul flights.
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