Topic: Economy & Finance — Neutral reports only
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[2026-09-02 15:58 UTC+10:00] [Property / News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Melbourne dominates uptake of the federal government’s Help to Buy shared equity home buyer scheme, with the city making up the top six regions for approvals across the country – and not a single area in the top 10 is in Sydney.
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[2026-09-02 15:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Employees at forklift and warehouse manufacturer Jungheinrich work on the assembly line in Moosburg, Germany, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
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[2026-09-02 15:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Egypt on Tuesday on a rare trip to the Middle East as both countries face the threat of US sanctions over financial links to Iran.
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[2026-09-02 15:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Currency traders work at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
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[2026-09-02 15:23 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: LIG Defense & Aerospace is targeting the Nordic defense market with uncrewed maritime systems designed for surveillance, mine detection and infrastructure protection, the company said Wednesday.
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[2026-09-02 15:17 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Gaon Cable is targeting the AI data-center power infrastructure market with low-friction distribution cables designed to cut installation time and costs, the company said Wednesday.
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[2026-09-02 15:16 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Lee Hyung-il faces full plate of inflation, housing, market reform and slowing growth
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[2026-09-02 14:56 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Shinsegae Property, the real estate development arm of Shinsegae Group, is bringing ultra-luxury hospitality brand Aman's first Korean property to Seoul's Cheongdam-dong, under Chairman Chung Yong-jin's vision of setting a new standard for the country's high-end lifestyle market.
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[2026-09-02 14:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Hong Kong market to benefit as lower growth and interest rates make it harder for fund to ‘rely solely on domestic assets’, analyst says
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[2026-09-02 14:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Hong Kong market to benefit as lower growth and interest rates make it harder for fund to ‘rely solely on domestic assets’, analyst says
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[2026-09-02 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Financial Times
Snippet: "Expert, reliable, considered, actionable opinion"
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[2026-09-02 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: It’s back to school week across England right now, and that brings with it well-rehearsed family rituals. New school uniforms, trainers, pen and pencil cases and school shoes are in great demand. Any town centre will see shoe shops filled with frustrated parents trying to ensure their fashion-conscious teenagers choose “sensible” shoes rather than fashionable ones that fall apart by Christmas.
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[2026-09-02 13:09 UTC+10:00] [WORLD] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: A knife-wielding suspect killed a Bank of America vice president in Times Square on Monday, in an attack that injured another victim and left the suspect dead.
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[2026-09-02 13:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: With US 10-year Treasury yield at a 20-month high, alarm bells expected to ring if it crosses 5 per cent tipping point
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[2026-09-02 13:03 UTC+10:00] [Japan] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: With US 10-year Treasury yield at a 20-month high, alarm bells expected to ring if it crosses 5 per cent tipping point
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[2026-09-02 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Yonhap) -- Foreigners' card spending in South Korea rose sharply to an all-time high in the second quarter of this year, driven by an increase in tourists, central bank data showed Wednesday.
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[2026-09-02 12:52 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: 55 other executives join purchase as group integrates insurers and expands nonbanking business
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[2026-09-02 12:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEJONG, Sept. 2 (Yonhap) -- The nominee to head the finance ministry on Wednesday vowed to make efforts to tame inflation while maintaining South Korea's economic momentum through the three megaprojects initiative.
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[2026-09-02 12:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda speaks to the press after a meeting of Group of 20 finance ministers and central bank governors in Asheville, North Carolina, on Tuesday. (Photo by Jo Ishibuchi)
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[2026-09-02 12:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Shares of Japanese beverage maker Ito En surged more than 8% Wednesday, following its fiscal first-quarter results, bucking a broader drop in the country's stocks.
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[2026-09-02 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Business / The economy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: September 2, 2026 — 12:00pm
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[2026-09-02 11:58 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The Australian economy grew by 0.4 per cent through the June quarter as consumers spent more on electric vehicles as they dealt with the fallout from the war in Iran.
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[2026-09-02 11:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Australia's economic growth beat expectations in the second quarter, expanding at 2.1% year on year, data released Wednesday showed.
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[2026-09-02 11:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Economic Growth
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[2026-09-02 11:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Kaspi is hoping to offer more banking services on its Hepsiburada app in Turkey. (Photo by Yuji Murakami)
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[2026-09-02 11:30 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Inflation in September is expected to ease from the previous month as a base effect fades, but underlying price pressures will likely persist, particularly in core items, the central bank said Wednesday.
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[2026-09-02 11:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Yonhap) -- Inflation in September is expected to ease from the previous month as a base effect fades, but underlying price pressures will likely persist, particularly in core items, the central bank said Wednesday.
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[2026-09-02 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing says the transition marks a turning point but integrating the 31.5 per cent share still requires a multi-trillion-yuan push to forge a modern grid
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[2026-09-02 11:00 UTC+10:00] [world] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing says the transition marks a turning point but integrating the 31.5 per cent share still requires a multi-trillion-yuan push to forge a modern grid
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[2026-09-02 10:55 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea's consumer price increase for August, which came to 3.1 percent, is estimated to have been around 2.5 percent when excluding a surge in mobile communication bills following a low base, a senior financial official said Wednesday.
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[2026-09-02 10:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEJONG, Sept. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's consumer price increase for August, which came to 3.1 percent, is estimated to have been around 2.5 percent when excluding a surge in mobile communication bills following a low base, a senior financial official said Wednesday.
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[2026-09-02 10:35 UTC+10:00] [Russia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Germany accuses Russia over Leipzig airport attack, citing solid evidence; Russian economy in risky ‘berserk mode’ says Putin development tsar. What we know on day 1,652
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[2026-09-02 10:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Alexandra Eala, of the Philippines, waves to the crowd after losing to Belinda Bencic, of Switzerland, in a round of 16 match at the National Bank Open tennis tournament in Toronto, on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2026. (Keito Newman/The Canadian Press via AP)
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[2026-09-02 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Climate Change] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: Raphael Reyes/Rappler
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[2026-09-02 09:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: China was the only Group of 20 member to dissent from a joint statement that "non-market based economies pushing out a never-ending stream of cheap exports is not sustainable," Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tuesday.
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[2026-09-02 09:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The Korean hygiene products market surpassed 3 trillion won ($2.1 billion) for the first time last year, driven by growing demand for adult diapers as the country becomes a superaged society and the inclusion of oral care products such as toothbrushes and dental floss in hygiene product statistics.
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[2026-09-02 07:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Financial Markets
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[2026-09-02 07:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-09-02 07:25 UTC+10:00] [New York] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Erin Piacenti, a 32-year-old vice-president at the bank, was killed in Tuesday stabbing in New York City, officials say
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[2026-09-02 07:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Legislation to promote adoption of US open-source models while publicising the risks associated with using their Chinese counterparts
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[2026-09-02 07:08 UTC+10:00] [Lori Trahan] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Legislation to promote adoption of US open-source models while publicising the risks associated with using their Chinese counterparts
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[2026-09-02 07:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks at a news conference, Monday, Aug. 24, 2026, at the Treasury Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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[2026-09-02 06:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that it is being forced to halve the scope of its assistance in the occupied West Bank due to funding issues.
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[2026-09-02 06:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Stocks fell on Wall Street as another round of U.S. military strikes on Iran sent oil prices higher, stoking worries about stubbornly high inflation.
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[2026-09-02 06:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks to reporters at the G20 Finance Ministerial in Asheville, N.C., Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026.(AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
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[2026-09-02 06:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent gestures, as finance ministers and central bank governors from Group of 20 members meet in Asheville, North Carolina, on Aug. 31. © Reuters
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[2026-09-02 05:56 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: New York: A knife-wielding suspect killed a Bank of America vice president in Times Square on Monday (US time), in an attack that injured another victim and left the suspect dead.
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[2026-09-02 05:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: GoPro is joining the artificial intelligence craze.
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[2026-09-02 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Jodrell Bank has lost its funding and is under threat of closure
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[2026-09-02 05:18 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Stocks fell and oil prices continued to climb following another round of US military strikes on Iran, stoking worries about stubbornly high inflation.
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