Topic: Economy & Finance — Neutral reports only
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[2026-07-16 19:34 UTC+10:00] [Technology] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The Dutch punch above their weight in technology transfers that shaped the modern world. In the 17th century their financial and farming innovations spread to Britain, spurring the Industrial Revolution and the British Empire’s expansion. Peter the Great, a Russian tsar, studied Dutch shipbuilding techniques to build the navy that made Russia a maritime power in the 18th century.
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[2026-07-16 19:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A by-product of LNG production, helium is critical for hi-tech industries including semiconductors, medical equipment and aerospace
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[2026-07-16 19:33 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A by-product of LNG production, helium is critical for hi-tech industries including semiconductors, medical equipment and aerospace
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[2026-07-16 19:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Malacañang on Thursday reiterated that no one is above the law as it questioned the defense team's opposition to allowing access to the bank and tax records of Vice President Sara Duterte during the resumption of the impeachment trial.
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[2026-07-16 19:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: U.S. Treasury yields edged higher on Thursday as Wall Street awaits key employment data due later in the session.
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[2026-07-16 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Micah Zimmerman via The Epoch Times,
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[2026-07-16 18:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The full implementation of China’s curbs on rare earth exports could jeopardise $6.5 trillion in downstream production outside the country, potentially crippling several industries across continents, the International Energy Agency has warned.
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[2026-07-16 18:18 UTC+10:00] [Northeast Asia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-07-16 18:10 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea is tightening restrictions on single-stock leveraged exchange-traded funds tracking the country's top chipmakers, which regulators have blamed for exacerbating market volatility, the Finance Ministry announced Thursday.
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[2026-07-16 17:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 16 (Yonhap) -- The country's financial regulator on Thursday unveiled a set of measures on leveraged exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to help ensure market stability and protect investors, as the country is experiencing extreme market volatility.
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[2026-07-16 17:39 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Homeplus said Thursday that Meritz Financial Group agreed to extend 200 billion won ($135 million) in emergency financing to the cash-strapped retailer, keeping its court-supervised rehabilitation alive with only days left before liquidation.
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[2026-07-16 17:39 UTC+10:00] [BUSINESS] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: The Japanese government is considering reviving naphtha stockpiling amid concerns over supply disruptions stemming from the Middle East tensions.
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[2026-07-16 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Food security and trade ministers have already visited this year, with another, by Economy Minister Heleen Herbert, under consideration
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[2026-07-16 17:00 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Food security and trade ministers have already visited this year, with another, by Economy Minister Heleen Herbert, under consideration
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[2026-07-16 16:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 16 (Yonhap) -- Following the Bank of Korea's (BOK) first interest rate hike in 3 1/2 years Thursday, analysts expect the central bank to remain on a hawkish path in the coming months to bring mounting inflation under control.
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[2026-07-16 16:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:State and Territory Parliament
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[2026-07-16 16:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The UK's economy grew by 0.1% in May, the latest official data has shown.
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[2026-07-16 16:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: On this day 40 years ago, Cafe de Coral became the first Hong Kong restaurant group to list on the city’s stock exchange
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[2026-07-16 16:15 UTC+10:00] [Jardine Matheson] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: On this day 40 years ago, Cafe de Coral became the first Hong Kong restaurant group to list on the city’s stock exchange
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[2026-07-16 16:02 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: July 16, 2026 — 4:02pm
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[2026-07-16 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China has taken deleveraging actions amid wake-up call from South Korean market volatility
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[2026-07-16 16:00 UTC+10:00] [China stocks] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China has taken deleveraging actions amid wake-up call from South Korean market volatility
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[2026-07-16 15:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Transportation (DOTr) received an unmodified opinion from the Commission on Audit (COA) on its consolidated financial statements for fiscal year 2025, marking the agency's first clean audit opinion in more than three decades.
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[2026-07-16 15:38 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Central bank pivots to monetary tightening to curb inflation, signaling more hikes ahead
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[2026-07-16 15:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The US' financial regulator has pressured activist hedge funds to reveal who is backing them. For Gulf family offices quietly co-investing in US markets, that means their names could soon be public.
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[2026-07-16 15:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Currency traders watch monitors at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, July 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
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[2026-07-16 15:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Palestinian shepherd Thiab Draghme leads his flock of sheep and goats past an Israeli flag placed on a road in the northern Jordan Valley of the occupied West Bank, Tuesday, June 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
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[2026-07-16 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China’s growing hunger for critical minerals partly drove the increase, but the tariff reduction is also fuelling trade in several new sectors
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[2026-07-16 15:00 UTC+10:00] [African agricultural products] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China’s growing hunger for critical minerals partly drove the increase, but the tariff reduction is also fuelling trade in several new sectors
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[2026-07-16 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Millions of people are facing unaffordable rents, long waits for social housing, or are priced out of the market when they are ready to buy.
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[2026-07-16 14:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The tech rally has led to a major reshuffle in the Tokyo market. (Photo by Kazuho Fujiwara)
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[2026-07-16 14:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Shares of HKEX have lost about 5 per cent so far this year, roughly in line with the performance of the Hang Seng Index
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[2026-07-16 14:21 UTC+10:00] [Bond Connect Southbound] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Shares of HKEX have lost about 5 per cent so far this year, roughly in line with the performance of the Hang Seng Index
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[2026-07-16 14:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Chemicals manufacturer Vynova's site in Tessenderlo in Belgium. A key European producer of plastic materials, Vynova sold its largest production site in Germany last month as the market is swamped with Chinese imports. (Vynova)
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[2026-07-16 13:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS more comments in paras 16-19, 24-27, new photos)
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[2026-07-16 12:52 UTC+10:00] [National / WA] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Visitors to Western Australia’s protected areas, including national and marine parks, provided the state’s economy with a $2.4 billion windfall in just one year, a new report has found.
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[2026-07-16 12:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: U.S. calls on S. Korea not to impose 'disproportionate' burdens on U.S. firms under revised network act
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[2026-07-16 12:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: U.S. calls on S. Korea not to impose 'disproportionate' burdens on U.S. firms under revised network act
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[2026-07-16 12:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: U.S. calls on S. Korea not to impose 'disproportionate' burdens on U.S. firms under revised network act
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[2026-07-16 12:22 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: July 16, 2026 12:22 | News
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[2026-07-16 12:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: While India's services exports have grown at a compound annual rate of 9.3% over the past 12 years, goods exports have increased at barely a third of that pace. (Source photos by Reuters) © Reuters
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[2026-07-16 12:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS comments in paras 6-7, 16-19)
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[2026-07-16 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Business / The economy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: July 16, 2026 — 12:00pm
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[2026-07-16 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Culture / TV & radio] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: July 16, 2026 — 12:00pm
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[2026-07-16 11:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China’s production of drug inputs has boomed in recent years, increasing market share and prompting fears of weaponisation in Washington
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[2026-07-16 11:59 UTC+10:00] [biotechnology] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China’s production of drug inputs has boomed in recent years, increasing market share and prompting fears of weaponisation in Washington
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[2026-07-16 11:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Currency traders work 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, Thursday, July 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
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[2026-07-16 11:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: A former senior advisor to the Federal Reserve Board of Governors was sentenced to over three years in prison for lying to federal investigators about sharing restricted central-bank information with Chinese intelligence operatives, according to the Justice Department.
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[2026-07-16 11:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 16 (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 raised the key rate by 25 basis points to 2.75 percent at its rate-setting meeting in Seoul.
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[2026-07-16 11:30 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: In the unforgiving world of capital markets, money talks. And over a frantic June period, a staggering $3.5 billion in fresh equity flooded the ASX across 56 separate deals. If you follow the money, you get a very clear lesson in what the market is prepared to pay for at any one time.
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