Topic: Economy & Finance — Neutral reports only
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[2026-09-24 02:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: A PROLONGED war in the Middle East, coupled with climate-related shocks, is expected to weigh on the country’s economic growth, prompting the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to trim its growth outlook.
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[2026-09-24 02:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is likely to raise its policy rate by another 25 basis points (bps) before the end of the year as higher oil prices and continued peso weakness add to inflation risks, S&P Global Ratings said.
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[2026-09-24 02:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) fell below its 5,800-support level on Wednesday as concerns over inflation, economic growth, and external trade conditions continued to weigh on investor sentiment, while the peso ended flat against the US dollar.
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[2026-09-24 02:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: A PROLONGED war in the Middle East, coupled with climate-related shocks, is expected to weigh on the country’s economic growth, prompting the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to trim its growth outlook.
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[2026-09-24 02:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: U.S.Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent arrives at the World Bank in Washington ahead of a meeting with the Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng on Sept. 23. © Reuters
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[2026-09-24 01:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Thousands of primary school-aged children in Iran have been unable to receive an education due to financial hardship, Iran’s Education Ministry confirmed to Iranian media on Tuesday.
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[2026-09-24 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Australian economy] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The latest Hilda report tells us wages have become more equal, but comparing living standards gives a better understanding of households’ wealth
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[2026-09-24 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Debt climbs US$10 trillion in six months as fiscal strains deepen, exposing cracks in household and corporate balance sheets
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[2026-09-24 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Debt climbs US$10 trillion in six months as fiscal strains deepen, exposing cracks in household and corporate balance sheets
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[2026-09-24 00:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Here’s a round-up of things to do and see for the Mid-Autumn Festival, which falls on Friday this year
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[2026-09-24 00:54 UTC+10:00] [explainer] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Here’s a round-up of things to do and see for the Mid-Autumn Festival, which falls on Friday this year
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[2026-09-24 00:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The UAE Central Bank has barred Bank Melli Iran from conducting any financial transactions between its UAE branches and Iran after investigations found the Tehran-based lender had failed to comply with anti-money laundering regulations.
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[2026-09-24 00:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The global organisation found that savings of rural households decrease when social and healthcare spending is higher
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[2026-09-24 00:15 UTC+10:00] [household spending] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The global organisation found that savings of rural households decrease when social and healthcare spending is higher
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[2026-09-24 00:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Immigration Department shares estimate as Hong Kong’s No 2 official says authorities to ‘make good preparations’ for ‘golden week’ break
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[2026-09-24 00:03 UTC+10:00] [scmp] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Immigration Department shares estimate as Hong Kong’s No 2 official says authorities to ‘make good preparations’ for ‘golden week’ break
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[2026-09-24 00:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: US financial services company State Street plans to open its Al Ain operating centre by the end of next year and hire 300 people over three years as it expands its presence in Abu Dhabi.
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[2026-09-24 00:01 UTC+10:00] [Housing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Housing costs are up with renters worst affected and financial stress is also growing, according to the largest survey of its type
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[2026-09-23 23:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
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[2026-09-23 22:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: US equity futures are down modestly, but at session lows, as oil reverses earlier losses (crude was on pace for a sixth straight day of declines, its longest losing run in a year) sending Brent back over $100 and pushing 10Y yields back to 4.99%. As of 8:30am, S&P 500 futures were 0.1% lower with Nasdaq 100 futures sliding 0.3%, and also at session lows after hitting a record on Tuesday.
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[2026-09-23 22:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: McDonald's on Wednesday announced new financial targets for higher operating margins, a training program to improve food quality and plans to support franchisees financially as they invest in their restaurants.
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[2026-09-23 21:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Aon data published last month shows a 3.2 per cent drop in entry-level headcount in the city state, amid a rise in AI use in the workplace
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[2026-09-23 21:58 UTC+10:00] [Vietnam] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Aon data published last month shows a 3.2 per cent drop in entry-level headcount in the city state, amid a rise in AI use in the workplace
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[2026-09-23 21:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-09-23 21:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has condemned French President Emmanuel Macron after he criticised Israel's actions in the occupied West Bank during his address to the UN General Assembly.
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[2026-09-23 20:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A group of US Senate Democrats will introduce legislation on Wednesday to sanction individuals or groups that facilitate Israel's "E1 project," a widely condemned West Bank settlement plan cutting across land the Palestinians seek for a state, according to a copy of the legislation seen by Reuters.
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[2026-09-23 20:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: About half of rural American voters believe the economy is worse off now than when President Donald Trump returned to office, according to a new survey of the key demographic that has largely backed Republicans in recent elections. (AP Video: Nathan Ellgren/Mat Otero)
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[2026-09-23 20:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The opening day of the 81st UN General Assembly general debate highlighted Israel’s growing diplomatic isolation on Tuesday, as a succession of world leaders made the war in Gaza, Israeli policy in the West Bank, and Israeli activity across the region central themes of their speeches.
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[2026-09-23 20:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: MIIT-linked commentary dismisses “de-CATLisation” concerns as normal supplier diversification and warns cutthroat price competition poses a far bigger threat
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[2026-09-23 20:08 UTC+10:00] [de-CATLisation] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: MIIT-linked commentary dismisses “de-CATLisation” concerns as normal supplier diversification and warns cutthroat price competition poses a far bigger threat
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[2026-09-23 20:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Sandy Ridge data facility cluster, which broke ground in March, was originally targeted to start operating by 2029
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[2026-09-23 20:02 UTC+10:00] [Lantau] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Sandy Ridge data facility cluster, which broke ground in March, was originally targeted to start operating by 2029
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[2026-09-23 20:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: About half of rural American voters believe the economy is worse off now than when President Donald Trump returned to office, according to a new survey of the key demographic that has largely backed Republicans in recent elections. (AP Video: Nathan Ellgren/Mat Otero)
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[2026-09-23 19:37 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Global investors are balking at US bonds. Talk of the US dollar’s dwindling power is getting louder. Foreign governments are hauling their gold out of American vaults.
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[2026-09-23 19:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: BEIJING — The trade deficit that escalated tensions between China and the U.S. in recent years has yet to shrink significantly, and the world's second-largest economy faces deep challenges. But China's efforts to build up self-sufficiency have reduced the threat to its domestic market from global trade developments.
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[2026-09-23 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Regulation] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ProPublica
Snippet: Every year, millions of complaints flow to the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau from people across the country. The complaints, which range in focus from debt collection to credit reporting to payday loans and more, long served as a window into Americans’ gripes and struggles with various companies.
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[2026-09-23 18:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich attacked Yisrael Beytenu leader Avigdor Liberman on Wednesday after the former defense minister proposed a Jordanian role in administering and providing security in parts of the West Bank.
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[2026-09-23 18:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Despite a tense but relatively stable security period, the Middle East is approaching the risk of a broader escalation as multiple flashpoints converge across the region, Israeli security officials told Walla on Wednesday.
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[2026-09-23 18:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: French President Emmanuel Macron's earlier comments on Hamas's West Bank operations were a translation "misinterpretation," a French diplomatic source told The Jerusalem Post on Wednesday.
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[2026-09-23 18:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali attends a session at the World Atomic Week forum at the Exhibition of Achievements of National Economy (VDNKh) in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025. (Sergei Bulkin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)
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[2026-09-23 18:08 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: September 23, 2026 18:08 | News
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[2026-09-23 18:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The UK will grow by less than expected next year amid the ongoing US-Israel war in Iran, an international agency has said.
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[2026-09-23 18:00 UTC+10:00] [OECD] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Paris-based body warns that ‘economic prospects remain heavily dependent on durable resolution to conflict’
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[2026-09-23 17:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Submitted by Thomas Kolbe
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[2026-09-23 17:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Boston Federal Reserve President Susan Collins has warned that there is "an increased likelihood" that inflation will stay "notably" above the Federal Reserve's 2% target.
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[2026-09-23 17:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Yields on U.S. Treasurys fell across the curve early Wednesday, as oil prices extended recent declines.
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[2026-09-23 17:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing is scouring the nation for resources ranging from oil to rare earths, as it tries to shield its economy from rising geopolitical turbulence
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[2026-09-23 17:05 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing is scouring the nation for resources ranging from oil to rare earths, as it tries to shield its economy from rising geopolitical turbulence
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[2026-09-23 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Online brokerages and digital banks are opening branches across city after a sharp drop in shop rents in prime locations
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[2026-09-23 17:00 UTC+10:00] [Admiralty] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Online brokerages and digital banks are opening branches across city after a sharp drop in shop rents in prime locations
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