Topic: Economy & Finance — Neutral reports only
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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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[2026-07-16 11:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS more info from para 6; RECASTS headline, lead; CHANGES photo)
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[2026-07-16 11:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Hello, this is Anniek Bao writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to another edition of CNBC's Daily Open.
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[2026-07-16 11:04 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The Bank of Korea on Thursday raised its benchmark interest rate for the first time since May 2025, ending a pause in monetary policy that had persisted for more than a year, as mounting inflationary pressures and the prolonged weakness of the won strengthened the case for further monetary tightening.
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[2026-07-16 11:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: (Photo by Mayumi Tsumita)
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[2026-07-16 11:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: South Korea's central bank hiked its benchmark policy rate on Thursday, raising them for the first time since January 2023 as inflation in the country creeps up. The Bank of Korea's 25 basis point hike that increased rates to 2.75% was in line with median estimates from economists polled by Reuters.
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[2026-07-16 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Netizens voice scepticism; users question why the dad let a toddler buy food alone, fuelling speculation of a regretted abandonment
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[2026-07-16 11:00 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Netizens voice scepticism; users question why the dad let a toddler buy food alone, fuelling speculation of a regretted abandonment
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[2026-07-16 10:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's bourse operator on Thursday activated a sell-side sidecar for the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) after the index fell sharply, led by losses in technology stocks.
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[2026-07-16 10:05 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea will closely monitor sectors with sluggish employment, including manufacturing, amid growing concerns that renewed tensions in the Middle East could weigh on the job market, the finance ministry said Thursday.
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[2026-07-16 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will closely monitor sectors with sluggish employment, including manufacturing, amid growing concerns that renewed tensions in the Middle East could weigh on the job market, the finance ministry said Thursday.
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[2026-07-16 09:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The final defendant awaiting sentencing in the brazen $100 million New Jersey deli stock manipulation case is asking a judge to give him no prison time — despite having a prior felony conviction that got him locked up.
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[2026-07-16 09:42 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The nation’s two most important financial regulators will be told to give more weight to economic growth when policing banks and listed companies.
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[2026-07-16 09:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: With better-than-expected trade figures being followed by lower-than-expected GDP growth, Beijing will have to consider how to strike a balance
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[2026-07-16 09:15 UTC+10:00] [trade] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: With better-than-expected trade figures being followed by lower-than-expected GDP growth, Beijing will have to consider how to strike a balance
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[2026-07-16 07:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Credibility is everything for Kevin Warsh. Congressional hearings this week showed how hard it will be for the new Federal Reserve chairman to keep it.
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[2026-07-16 06:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: While the FIFA World Cup provided a tourism boost to host cities, its positive impact was mitigated by economic weakness seen elsewhere, according to a Federal Reserve report released Wednesday.
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[2026-07-16 06:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: U.S. stocks drifted higher following strong profit reports from big companies.
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[2026-07-16 05:58 UTC+10:00] [Malta] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Former economy minister Chris Cardona and ex-chief of staff Keith Schembri named as being involved in 2017 murder of journalist
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[2026-07-16 05:18 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: US stocks are gaining ground following strong profit reports from BlackRock and other big companies and an update on the path of inflation.
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[2026-07-16 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Property / News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Rents in regional NSW towns have surged by up to 26 per cent in the past year, and the regional rental market’s growth is outpacing Sydney’s.
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[2026-07-16 05:00 UTC+10:00] [National / WA] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Strike action by a combined ports union in the Pilbara will not cost the Australian and WA economies any royalties - rather, delaying them, according to Electrical Trade Union WA state secretary Adam Woodage.
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[2026-07-16 04:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-07-16 03:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The number of violent incidents conducted by extremist Israelis targeting Palestinians in the West Bank has fallen by approximately 25% compared with March, when such incidents reached their peak, new data presented to Israel's leadership on Wednesday shows.
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[2026-07-16 03:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — Amazon said Wednesday it will launch satellite internet services in South Africa, entering a market where rival Elon Musk's Starlink has struggled to secure regulatory approval.
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[2026-07-16 03:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh appears before the House Financial Services Committee on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, July 14, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
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[2026-07-16 03:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Elon Musk is the founder, chief executive and controlling shareholder of SpaceX.
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[2026-07-16 03:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: On July 14, 1789, the people of Paris stormed the Bastille, signaling a violent end to the absolute authority of the ancien régime. Today, on that very same date, (albeit 237 years later) the stock market staged its own financial revolution against the ancien régime of technology: International Business Machines.
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[2026-07-16 02:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: SpaceX has slipped below its much-hyped $135 IPO price, and down 40% from the all time high hit during the June 15th gamma squeeze when the stock surged above $220 if ovenright trading, an "inevitable outcome" according to Bloomberg, which lends some validation to the skepticism surrounding "a valuation that always relied more on imagination than observable fundamentals."
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[2026-07-16 02:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: PK Kemsley is putting his estranged wife, Dorit Kemsley, on blast for taking an extended European vacation amid their “financial crisis.”
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[2026-07-16 02:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: ERROR 404 page not found Click here to go to the home page
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[2026-07-16 02:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: SpaceX shares fell for a fourth-straight session on Wednesday, dropping below their $135 initial public offering price for the first time ever, about a week after joining the Nasdaq-100.
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[2026-07-16 02:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: CYBERCRIME no longer happens neatly in one place. The victim may be in Manila, the offender abroad, the platform in the United States and the relevant cloud server elsewhere. Evidence may be scattered across phones, laptops, messaging applications, online accounts, financial systems and remote servers.
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[2026-07-16 02:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: ERROR 404 page not found Click here to go to the home page
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[2026-07-16 02:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: CANNES, France — The Gulf ceasefire lasted barely three weeks. After Iran attacked three commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz, the United States struck more than 80 targets, revoked Iran’s oil-sanctions waiver and declared their memorandum of understanding (MOU) “over.” Yet the market response was telling: Brent crude rose to around $79 per barrel — a meaningful jump, but far below April’s $120 peak, when the strait was closed outright.
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[2026-07-16 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Standard Nuclear reset its IPO terms sharply lower as recent nuclear peers have watched their stock price crater after debuting on the public market.
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[2026-07-16 01:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Shuttered storefronts in a plastic materials market in Ningbo earlier this month. (Photo by Kentaro Shiozaki)
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[2026-07-16 01:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Helen (left) and Joanne were able to meet for the first time after David Griffiths pleaded guilty to defrauding them by misrepresentation
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[2026-07-16 01:01 UTC+10:00] [Australian economy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The idea of a people’s bank has been long floated by the Greens. Anything that reduces the oligopoly power of the big four banks is a good thing
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[2026-07-16 00:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli government announced on Tuesday that it had approved a budget of approximately 1.3bn shekels ($434m) to fund the establishment of 34 new settlements in the occupied West Bank.
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[2026-07-16 00:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: ALTADENA, California — From portable battery banks and generators to whole-house systems, there are many backup power choices to consider as extreme weather ramps up and outages happen more often and last longer.
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[2026-07-16 00:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-07-15 23:45 UTC+10:00] [Banking] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: LONDON — Rachel Reeves' tears in the House of Commons once sent financial markets spiraling. Now they're the ones sobbing.
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[2026-07-15 23:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli government announced on Tuesday that it had approved a budget of approximately 1.3bn shekels ($434m) to fund the establishment of 34 new settlements in the occupied West Bank.
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[2026-07-15 23:30 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: Already have Rappler+? Sign in to listen to groundbreaking journalism.
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[2026-07-15 23:21 UTC+10:00] [Keir Starmer] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: In final PMQs, PM offers Burnham – and England team – full support and defends action on NHS waiting lists, child poverty and economy
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[2026-07-15 23:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Whoever wins the election in Israel later this year must rein in defense-led state spending that has grown in recent years and invest more in education, infrastructure and other growth engines, Bank of Israel Governor Amir Yaron said on Wednesday.
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[2026-07-15 22:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Warren Buffett was critical of a stock market that he said is increasingly driven by speculative trading, as opposed to investing for the long term.
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[2026-07-15 22:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: In this Feb. 26, 2019, file photo, Jeep vehicles are parked outside the Jefferson North Assembly Plant in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)
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