Topic: Economy & Finance — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-28 18:01 UTC+10:00] [Football Australia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: National body’s AGM features prerecorded message of support
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[2026-05-28 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: CCB and Goldman Sachs slash brokerage valuations, profit forecasts after regulatory action on unauthorised cross-border trading
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[2026-05-28 18:00 UTC+10:00] [Beijing] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: CCB and Goldman Sachs slash brokerage valuations, profit forecasts after regulatory action on unauthorised cross-border trading
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[2026-05-28 17:15 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: K-culture ambitions jump as Culture Ministry adds food, beauty and tourism to category
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[2026-05-28 16:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The IDF arrested five people during three separate counterterrorism operations in the West Bank throughout Tuesday and Wednesday, the military announced Thursday morning.
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[2026-05-28 16:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The US Justice Department has charged a Google software engineer with using insider information to rig bets tied to Google's most-searched list on prediction market Polymarket, earning $1.2 million in profits, according to a complaint unsealed on Wednesday.
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[2026-05-28 16:35 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: BOK projects chip boom will continue, lifting the country's economic growth by 0.6 percentage point
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[2026-05-28 16:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The metal is down nearly 20 per cent from its all-time high in January as investors focus on the Federal Reserve’s plans to combat inflation
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[2026-05-28 16:23 UTC+10:00] [gold] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The metal is down nearly 20 per cent from its all-time high in January as investors focus on the Federal Reserve’s plans to combat inflation
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[2026-05-28 16:22 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Hana Financial Group unveiled a new inclusive finance roadmap Thursday for small-business owners and low-credit customers, with measures including 3 trillion won ($2 billion) in loans and debt relief for long-term delinquent borrowers.
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[2026-05-28 16:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Such a move could cater to rising demand from luxury yachts, they say, as ferry terminals record 6.5 per cent drop in passenger numbers in 2025
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[2026-05-28 16:10 UTC+10:00] [Lothair Lam Ming-fung] [Factuality: 95]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Such a move could cater to rising demand from luxury yachts, they say, as ferry terminals record 6.5 per cent drop in passenger numbers in 2025
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[2026-05-28 16:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 28 (Yonhap) -- Culture Minister Chae Hwi-young said Thursday the government will seek to expand South Korea's "K-culture" market to 400 trillion won (US$265 billion) by 2030, up from the previous target of 300 trillion won.
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[2026-05-28 15:59 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The owner of a South Melbourne brothel has accused Bendigo Bank of breaching discrimination laws when it shut down his accounts in a legal battle playing out before the Victorian Supreme Court this week.
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[2026-05-28 15:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Hello, this is Leonie Kidd writing to you from London. Welcome to today's edition of the Daily Open newsletter.
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[2026-05-28 15:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 28 (Yonhap) -- KB Bank and four other major banks here said Thursday that they had joined an international move to test the prototype of a cross-border payment project, known as Project Agora.
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[2026-05-28 15:30 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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[2026-05-28 15:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The PayPal logo hangs displayed outside their company headquarters, March 10, 2015, in San Jose, Calif. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
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[2026-05-28 15:19 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: New service to support local SMEs, startups entering global market
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[2026-05-28 15:15 UTC+10:00] [Business / The economy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: May 28, 2026 — 3:15pm
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[2026-05-28 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Ferrari's stock plummeted after it unveiled its first fully electric vehicle, which was criticized by the luxury carmaker's former boss and even Italy's transport minister.
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[2026-05-28 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 28 (Yonhap) -- The country's financial regulator said Thursday that regular, systematic cooperation among related government agencies will be made to better detect and crack down on new types of online phishing crimes.
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[2026-05-28 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: COPENHAGEN, Denmark – On the day of its IPO in 2012, Brunello Cucinelli issued an uncommon ultimatum to investors: if they wanted short-term profits achieved by harming the environment or damaging people, they should not invest.
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[2026-05-28 14:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 28 (Yonhap) -- Dividend payouts by listed firms in South Korea rose about 17 percent from a year earlier in 2025 amid a rally in the local stock market, data showed Thursday.
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[2026-05-28 14:52 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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[2026-05-28 14:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Japan's car exports to the Middle East account for 13% of its total overseas shipments of the vehicles by value. (Photo by Toshiaki Sasatsu)
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[2026-05-28 14:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Japan's car exports to the Middle East account for 13% of its total overseas shipments of the vehicles by value. (Photo by Toshiaki Sasatsu)
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[2026-05-28 14:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli settlers on Wednesday raided a number of areas across the West Bank, beating residents and animals as well as destroying Palestinian properties.
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[2026-05-28 13:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Los índices de los mercados financieros de Japón, Corea del Sur y Australia se ven en una pantalla en la sala de operaciones de divisas de la sede central del Hana Bank en Seúl, Corea del Sur, el jueves 28 de mayo de 2026. (AP Foto/Ahn Young-joon)
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[2026-05-28 13:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A person stands in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan’s Nikkei index, seen through the glass wall of an office building in Tokyo, May 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)
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[2026-05-28 13:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: RECASTS headline; ADDS more info in paras 9-13, 16-17, 20-21)
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[2026-05-28 13:03 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Police have dismantled what they say is the Australian operation of the so-called Coconut Cartel, a gang locked in a months-long feud with the Alameddine crime family over control of Sydney’s illicit drug market, after seizing almost 400 kilograms of methamphetamine and arresting its alleged onshore leader.
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[2026-05-28 12:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: A Google software engineer has been charged with fraud by US authorities after allegedly using insider information to win more than $1.2m in bets on the prediction market platform Polymarket.
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[2026-05-28 12:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: Bank of Korea Gov. Shin Hyun-song bangs the gavel to open a Monetary Policy Committee meeting at the central bank in Seoul on May 28, 2026. The central bank kept its benchmark rate unchanged at 2.5 percent, as lingering uncertainty in the Middle East prompted a cautious stance amid intensifying risks of inflation and currency weakness.
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[2026-05-28 12:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: Facebook X More Pinterest Linked in Tumblr Reddit Facebook Messenger Copy URL URL is copied. OK
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[2026-05-28 12:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Energy inflation tied to the war in Iran has lasted longer than expected, creating a "stagflationary shock" for Asian economies, Chicago Federal Reserve President Austan Goolsbee said Thursday.
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[2026-05-28 11:59 UTC+10:00] [Business / The economy] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: May 28, 2026 — 11:59am
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[2026-05-28 11:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Thu 28 May 2026 at 11:46am
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[2026-05-28 11:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 28 (Yonhap) -- The following is the full text of a statement by the Bank of Korea (BOK) on its monetary policy decision Thursday, where the central bank held the key rate steady at 2.5 percent at its rate-setting meeting in Seoul.
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[2026-05-28 11:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: BEIJING — Chinese electric car company Nio is trying to raise the bar for premium vehicles in a fiercely competitive market.
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[2026-05-28 11:30 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Wealthy older Australians are using the nation’s negative gearing and capital gains tax laws to grab a greater share of the property market, research for the Reserve Bank has found, pushing up house prices at the expense of low- and middle-income earners.
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[2026-05-28 11:05 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The central bank on Thursday raised its economic growth forecast for South Korea to 2.6 percent for 2025 amid solid exports driven by a semiconductor supercycle.
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[2026-05-28 11:03 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea's central bank kept its benchmark rate unchanged Thursday, as lingering uncertainty in the Middle East prompted a cautious stance amid intensifying risks of inflation and currency weakness.
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[2026-05-28 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese firms are integral to Southeast Asia’s green transition plan, which will see nations across the region integrate their grids, official says
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[2026-05-28 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese firms are integral to Southeast Asia’s green transition plan, which will see nations across the region integrate their grids, official says
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[2026-05-28 10:58 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea's central bank kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged on Thursday, signaling that a shift toward a tighter monetary policy stance could come soon.
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[2026-05-28 10:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 28 (Yonhap) -- The central bank on Thursday raised its economic growth forecast for South Korea to 2.6 percent for 2025 amid solid exports driven by a semiconductor supercycle.
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[2026-05-28 10:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's central bank kept its benchmark rate unchanged Thursday, as lingering uncertainty in the Middle East prompted a cautious stance amid intensifying risks of inflation and currency weakness.
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[2026-05-28 10:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Bonnie Chan says city seeks closer collaboration with region ahead of city leader’s high-level trip to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan in early June
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[2026-05-28 10:30 UTC+10:00] [Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Bonnie Chan says city seeks closer collaboration with region ahead of city leader’s high-level trip to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan in early June
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