Topic: Economy & Finance — Neutral reports only
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[2026-07-28 15:34 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea's art market nearly doubled in value in the first half of this year, but growth was driven more by sizeable sales than a broader recovery, according to a report by the Korea Art Authentication and Appraisal Institute.
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[2026-07-28 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: NEXTBANK, a digital banking platform for growing financial institutions, has partnered with Sorosoro Ibaba Development Cooperative (SIDC), the Philippines' largest agricultural cooperative, to modernize its financial operations through Nextbank's cloud-based Core Banking System.
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[2026-07-28 14:44 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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[2026-07-28 14:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Netanyahu heads to Washington as Israeli ex-officials urge Trump to curb West Bank violence
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[2026-07-28 14:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Currency traders watch monitors 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, Tuesday, July 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
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[2026-07-28 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As shipyards face rising safety demands and an ageing workforce, specialised climbing robots could be set to transform dangerous maintenance work
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[2026-07-28 14:00 UTC+10:00] [Shenzhen] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As shipyards face rising safety demands and an ageing workforce, specialised climbing robots could be set to transform dangerous maintenance work
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[2026-07-28 13:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Attractive valuations, quick intervention by local financial regulators and a gradual return of foreign investors have helped Indonesian stocks reach bull-market status after hitting a five-year low in early June.
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[2026-07-28 13:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Monetary Policy
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[2026-07-28 13:05 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Reserve Bank governor Michele Bullock has put an interest rate hike on the agenda for the bank’s August meeting while warning that without a lift in productivity, Australians will struggle to get real wage increases.
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[2026-07-28 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 28 (Yonhap) -- Banks' household mortgage loan rates rose for the second consecutive month to the highest point in two years and seven months in June on rising market interest, central bank data showed Tuesday.
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[2026-07-28 12:39 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Innocean said Tuesday it will launch Cinema by Brand, a new initiative connecting brands with global filmmakers to develop and produce original film content, in partnership with the Asian Contents & Film Market during the Busan International Film Festival in October.
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[2026-07-28 12:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Stock indexes were down in morning trade across major Asian markets on July 28, following declines on Wall Street and fears over stiffer Chinese competition. (Photo by Kazuho Fujiwara)
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[2026-07-28 12:26 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Financial Services Commission Chairman Lee Eog-weon on Tuesday urged asset managers to distribute single-stock leveraged ETF rebalancing throughout the trading day, seeking to curb sharp price swings caused by heavy orders near the close.
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[2026-07-28 12:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 28 (Yonhap) -- The amount of securities settlements and other funds related to the South Korean capital market expanded about 18 percent in the first half of the year thanks to a bull run in stock markets, data showed Tuesday.
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[2026-07-28 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As use of Chinese artificial intelligence soars, companies will look to boost revenue capture, says bank’s head of Asia internet research
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[2026-07-28 12:00 UTC+10:00] [artificial intelligence] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As use of Chinese artificial intelligence soars, companies will look to boost revenue capture, says bank’s head of Asia internet research
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[2026-07-28 11:57 UTC+10:00] [Business / The economy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: July 28, 2026 — 11:57am
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[2026-07-28 11:47 UTC+10:00] [BUSINESS] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON – Lawmakers, Native American tribes, consumer advocates and others are voicing strong opposition to plans by U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration to regulate sports and other wagering in the booming prediction market industry, according to a review of public comments available on Monday.
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[2026-07-28 11:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Babies in a maternity ward in Singapore: The number of births in the city-state in 2025 dropped below 30,000 for the first time since independence in 1965. © Reuters
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[2026-07-28 11:41 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The chief financial regulator said Tuesday it will consider additional measures to dampen demand for recently introduced single-stock leveraged exchange-traded funds, which have been blamed for heightened volatility in the stock market.
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[2026-07-28 11:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 28 (Yonhap) -- The chief financial regulator said Tuesday it will consider additional measures to dampen demand for recently introduced single-stock leveraged exchange-traded funds (ETFs), which have been blamed for heightened volatility in the stock market.
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[2026-07-28 11:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A Unitree humanoid wanders the New York Stock Exchange. North America is the Chinese startup's biggest overseas market. © Reuters
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[2026-07-28 11:23 UTC+10:00] [Money / Saving] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Living at home with her parents well into her 20s has resulted in a huge financial saving that has helped 25-year-old Chloe Henry get ahead in life and also helped the communications professional save for her first overseas holiday.
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[2026-07-28 11:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Wall Street tech moves and South Korea's stock market are becoming increasingly intertwined as artificial intelligence spending binds together the fortunes of U.S. technology giants and Korean memory chipmakers.
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[2026-07-28 11:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's bourse operator on Tuesday activated a circuit breaker for the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) on a sell-off in tech shares.
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[2026-07-28 10:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The Yankees are surveying the market for right-handed bats and are considering Lane Thomas, Spencer Steer (if healthy), Jo Adell, Jorge Polanco and George Springer, among others.
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[2026-07-28 10:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WELLS Fargo and JA Philippines proudly celebrate the successful completion of the Accredited Financial Literacy Teachers (AFLT) program, a transformative initiative that has empowered more than 10,000 teachers and reached over 400,000 students with essential financial literacy education across NCR and Calabarzon.
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[2026-07-28 10:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: A Seoul court has ordered SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won to pay his ex-wife 944 billion won ($645 million), in the largest divorce award in South Korean history. And while the figure is a record, it was calculated against a stock price more than two years old - before it went ballistic in the AI boom.
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[2026-07-28 10:17 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Consumer sentiment rose for the third consecutive month in July on strong exports and large-scale investment plans, the central bank said Tuesday.
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[2026-07-28 10:15 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea's bourse operator on Tuesday activated a sell-side sidecar for the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index after the index fell sharply, led by losses in tech heavyweights.
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[2026-07-28 10:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's bourse operator on Tuesday activated a sell-side sidecar for the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) after the index fell sharply, led by losses in tech heavyweights.
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[2026-07-28 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will come up with measures to create more jobs for young people in the third quarter amid challenges in the labor market caused by economic uncertainties, the finance ministry said Tuesday.
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[2026-07-28 08:43 UTC+10:00] [Democrats] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Fraught time for Ken Martin as new reporting details cash-flow problem and divisions over party’s direction
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[2026-07-28 08:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-07-28 08:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President of the International Monetary Fund Kristalina Georgieva, right, and Argentina Economy Minister Luis Caputo pose for a photo as they arrive at the Economy Ministry for a meeting in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, July 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Gustavo Garello)
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[2026-07-28 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Analysts say China’s risk-averse financial policy is diverting capital to Wall Street, advising the building of ‘good bubbles’ to promote growth
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[2026-07-28 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Analysts say China’s risk-averse financial policy is diverting capital to Wall Street, advising the building of ‘good bubbles’ to promote growth
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[2026-07-28 07:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: What's one trillion between a trillionaire and his biggest fans?
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[2026-07-28 07:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has condemned plans to accelerate the development of Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.
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[2026-07-28 07:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Apple passed Nvidia on Monday for the title of world's most valuable company, with the iPhone maker topping the artificial intelligence chip firm at market close for the first time since April 2025.
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[2026-07-28 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 28 (Yonhap) -- Consumer sentiment rose for the third consecutive month in July on strong exports and large-scale investment plans, the central bank said Tuesday.
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[2026-07-28 06:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Palestinian health workers said a woman delivered a stillborn baby in an ambulance after the vehicle was reportedly delayed by Israeli soldiers at a checkpoint in the occupied West Bank on Monday, AFP reported on Monday.
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[2026-07-28 06:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Stocks drifted to a mixed close on Wall Street and oil prices fell after the U.S. and Iran paused their attacks while work resumed on restarting negotiations to end their war.
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[2026-07-28 06:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Palestinian workers are now permitted to work in Israeli West Bank communities, the IDF told military reporters on Monday, following a ban imposed by Central Command Chief Maj.-Gen. Avi Bluth on Saturday.
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[2026-07-28 05:00 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: He’s used to being a winner, but former Richmond footy great Dustin Martin has suffered a rare miss with the sale of his Port Melbourne apartment, offloading the property for less than what he forked out for it five years ago.
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[2026-07-28 04:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Multiple incidents involving Israeli settler groups occurred in the West Bank over the weekend, with two mosques and farmland set on fire, and other properties vandalized amid escalating violence against Palestinians.
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[2026-07-28 04:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Japanese produce distributor Farmind controls a substantial domestic market share for bananas and kiwifruit. (Farmind)
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[2026-07-28 04:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: As of early Monday cash trading in New York, SpaceX shares were hovering near an all-time low of $110.21 after briefly dipping into the $108 handle. The rocket/AI company bonds have also come under pressure, leaving investors searching for signs of where the post-IPO selloff might finally find a proper floor.
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[2026-07-28 03:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Palestinian officials have welcomed UNESCO’s decision to add Sebastia in the occupied West Bank to both the World Heritage list and its list of World Heritage in danger in the hope that it will prevent Israel from extending its control over the Palestinian village and its archaeological site. Israel, meanwhile, has denounced the decision and described it as political.
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