Topic: Economy & Finance — Neutral reports only
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[2026-09-01 02:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BEIJING ─ Factory activity in China contracted in August for a second straight month, official data showed Monday, as soft demand weighs on the world's second-largest economy.
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[2026-09-01 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: The recent report by real estate services firm CBRE revealed a “demand paradox” in the Metro Manila office market: improved vacancy rates and low demand.
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[2026-09-01 01:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Indian and Lebanese residents in the UAE have been urged by their governments to be on high alert in the fight against cyber criminals.
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[2026-09-01 01:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Following on the heels of Warsh’s speech at Jackson Hole last Friday, which was hawkish yet which also sent yields to multi-year highs thus refuting claims the Fed Chair regained some credibility, the data docket picks up this week with the main event being Friday’s August employment report. Regarding Warsh, he delivered a crisp message to market participants last Friday that resolved much of the confusion from his July post-meeting press conference.
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[2026-09-01 01:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: India and the UAE have deepened trade and economic ties since their Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement, the UAE’s first bilateral trade deal, came into effect in 2022.
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[2026-09-01 01:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The G20's finance ministerial kicked off in Asheville, North Carolina, on Monday, as Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent sought to rally counterparts to join US efforts to cut off Iran's financial lifelines.
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[2026-09-01 01:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The government has rolled out a string of economic measures since the start of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran war at the end of February, while the economy has continued to benefit from consumption tax cuts made in September last year. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
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[2026-09-01 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Australia is in the middle of a tidal wave of insolvencies as firms fail to cope with a ‘cost-of-doing-business crisis’
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[2026-09-01 00:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group is Japan's leading banking group. (Photo by Jo Miyaguchi)
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[2026-09-01 00:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: HONGKONG — Fast-fashion giant Shein raised $1.7 billion in its long-awaited Hong Kong initial public offering, valuing the online retailer at around $26.3 billion, the company said Monday.
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[2026-09-01 00:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: British Jewish community leaders have raised strong concerns on Sunday with the UK government over potential plans to ban or restrict trade with Israeli settlements in the West Bank, after recent high-level meetings between community representatives and government officials, including a meeting on Friday between Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis and Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband.
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[2026-09-01 00:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Masked Israeli settlers have attacked and injured an NBC News crew and a local woman in the West Bank, the US broadcaster has reported. The journalists were accompanying a Palestinian family to a home they said they had been forced to abandon because of settler violence.
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[2026-09-01 00:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Masked Israeli settlers have attacked and injured an NBC News crew and a local woman in the West Bank, the US broadcaster has reported. The journalists were accompanying a Palestinian family to a home they said they had been forced to abandon because of settler violence.
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[2026-09-01 00:01 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Property values are falling in almost every suburb in the country, with $40,000 wiped from the median value of the nation’s homes through winter as high interest rates, the federal government’s budget tax changes and low levels of affordability crunch the entire market.
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[2026-09-01 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Trump has announced a September 24 meeting, but Beijing has not. As prediction market bets multiply, they may begin to shape diplomacy
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[2026-09-01 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Trump has announced a September 24 meeting, but Beijing has not. As prediction market bets multiply, they may begin to shape diplomacy
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[2026-08-31 23:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Washington’s new one-year measure reserves material for domestic buyers, but analysts point to limited processing capacity hindering efforts to build supply chains
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[2026-08-31 23:30 UTC+10:00] [Liang Yan] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Washington’s new one-year measure reserves material for domestic buyers, but analysts point to limited processing capacity hindering efforts to build supply chains
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[2026-08-31 23:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Jackson Hole is where the world’s central bankers gather every August to think out loud about the global economy. What they say moves markets and shapes rate expectations. This year, it also revealed how much of the global monetary policy debate has become a conversation about the Gulf.
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[2026-08-31 23:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: After US Treasury Secretary Bessent called for coordinated response from G20 towards China, Beijing urged consultation instead
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[2026-08-31 23:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: After US Treasury Secretary Bessent called for coordinated response from G20 towards China, Beijing urged consultation instead
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[2026-08-31 22:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: US stock futures dropped in thin trading with most traders out as summer draws to a close, while oil prices jumped after the US and Iran exchanged attacks for first time in weeks. Brent futures rallied almost 4% topping $90-handle and WTI contracts rise above $86 a barrel. As of 8:00am ET, S&P futures dropped about 0.2% and contracts on the Nasdaq 100 dipped 0.1% as most Mag 7 stocks drop while energy stocks rise (CVX +2%, XOM +2%) with
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[2026-08-31 22:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: New advice provided to Treasurer Jim Chalmers says Australia's current AI uptake is widespread but shallow. (ABC News: Nick Haggarty)
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[2026-08-31 22:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The former president of the European Council says the two sides are approaching a common ground
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[2026-08-31 22:30 UTC+10:00] [trade talks] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The former president of the European Council says the two sides are approaching a common ground
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[2026-08-31 22:30 UTC+10:00] [Environment / Climate change] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Solving the housing shortage faces an overlooked competitor – the $11.3 billion spent rebuilding and repairing homes damaged by extreme weather over the past 4½ years.
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[2026-08-31 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The fixed-income securities are to be used to fund national infrastructure and construction ventures to boost the economy
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[2026-08-31 22:00 UTC+10:00] [economy recovery] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The fixed-income securities are to be used to fund national infrastructure and construction ventures to boost the economy
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[2026-08-31 21:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Operator Loop Hong Kong Park Company hails ‘enthusiastic response’ to four parcels earmarked for innovation and technology, housing talent
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[2026-08-31 21:31 UTC+10:00] [Loop Hong Kong Park Company] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Operator Loop Hong Kong Park Company hails ‘enthusiastic response’ to four parcels earmarked for innovation and technology, housing talent
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[2026-08-31 21:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US is preparing to unleash “financial violence” against Iran by rolling out new secondary sanctions every week, with banks first in line, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has said. Foreign banks dealing with Iranian funds could ultimately be cut off from the dollar-based financial system.
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[2026-08-31 21:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US is preparing to unleash “financial violence” against Iran by rolling out new secondary sanctions every week, with banks first in line, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has said. Foreign banks dealing with Iranian funds could ultimately be cut off from the dollar-based financial system.
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[2026-08-31 21:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will meet with G20 finance ministers and central bank governors later today in Asheville, North Carolina, to discuss strategies for reviving economic growth, correcting global imbalances, reassessing trade relationships with China, and addressing the sovereign debt mess.
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[2026-08-31 21:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The government has rolled out a string of economic measures since the start of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran war at the end of February, while the economy has continued to benefit from consumption tax cuts made in September last year. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
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[2026-08-31 21:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The government has rolled out a string of economic measures since the start of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran war at the end of February, while the economy has continued to benefit from consumption tax cuts made in September last year. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
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[2026-08-31 21:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: India's economy grew by 7.8% in the quarter ending June, mainly driven by strong performance in the financial, real estate, information technology and professional services sectors.
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[2026-08-31 21:00 UTC+10:00] [Ohio] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: War on Gaza and violence in West Bank is playing out in the streets of Toledo, Ohio, where the Arab American community has flourished
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[2026-08-31 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
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[2026-08-31 20:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A British activist remained in Israeli police custody Sunday on suspicion of indecently assaulting a minor during an incident in the southern West Bank village of Umm al-Kheir, where the activist said he had been trying to protect a Palestinian from violence.
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[2026-08-31 20:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The United States announced on Aug. 24 that it was rescinding Syria’s designation as a State Sponsor of Terrorism, ending a status that had been in place since 1979 and removing an additional layer of legal restrictions that had shaped the country’s relationship with the international financial and commercial system for decades.
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[2026-08-31 20:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The growing threat posed by advanced artificial intelligence models could trigger a disorderly correction in global financial markets, according to Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey.
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[2026-08-31 20:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The money will help co-fund at least 1,000 internships under the Financial Sector Technology and Innovation Scheme to build young talent
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[2026-08-31 20:03 UTC+10:00] [Monetary Authority of Singapore] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The money will help co-fund at least 1,000 internships under the Financial Sector Technology and Innovation Scheme to build young talent
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[2026-08-31 19:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Al Zaidi has ordered the activation of a law that enables financial rewards to be given to whistleblowers who provide information about corruption.
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[2026-08-31 19:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Law orders provincial-level governments to ensure that total amount of arable land does not decrease
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[2026-08-31 19:06 UTC+10:00] [farmland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Law orders provincial-level governments to ensure that total amount of arable land does not decrease
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[2026-08-31 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Defense and Military Forces] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: Israeli flags lined the roadside next to Palestinian farms in an area of the Jordan Valley in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.Credit...
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[2026-08-31 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: HSBC to open its first flagship operation at the Capitol Centre, where market sources say the rent is much lower than its previous tenancy
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[2026-08-31 19:00 UTC+10:00] [HSBC] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: HSBC to open its first flagship operation at the Capitol Centre, where market sources say the rent is much lower than its previous tenancy
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[2026-08-31 18:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Hery Bertus and his son stand outside their home in East Nusa Tenggara province, Indonesia, which was destroyed in the powerful quake that struck the area on Aug. 15. (Photo by Ismi Damayanti)
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