Topic: Economy & Finance — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-28 11:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Most of the UK is finally getting some rain, in time for the bank holiday weekend.
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[2026-08-28 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: International Lantern Spectacular, organised by Hong Kong Tourism Board, among the city’s efforts to entice locals and visitors alike
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[2026-08-28 11:00 UTC+10:00] [scmp] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: International Lantern Spectacular, organised by Hong Kong Tourism Board, among the city’s efforts to entice locals and visitors alike
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[2026-08-28 10:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Qusra, occupied West Bank – When Israeli authorities set up three new roadblocks at the Ras al-Ain hill in the northern occupied West Bank village of Qusra on Wednesday, Abdel Hakim Wadi knew he was about to lose access to his land below once and for all.
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[2026-08-28 10:22 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea will offer a debt relief program for small business owners hit by the COVID-19 pandemic to help improve their financial health, the finance ministry said Friday, amid concerns that they could face heavier debt-servicing burdens following recent rate hikes.
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[2026-08-28 10:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEJONG, Aug. 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will offer a debt relief program for small business owners hit by the COVID-19 pandemic to help improve their financial health, the finance ministry said Friday, amid concerns that they could face heavier debt-servicing burdens following recent rate hikes.
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[2026-08-28 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Housing rally stalls in July as mainland Chinese tax risks curb demand, analysts say, raising doubts over market’s near-term outlook
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[2026-08-28 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Housing rally stalls in July as mainland Chinese tax risks curb demand, analysts say, raising doubts over market’s near-term outlook
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[2026-08-28 09:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The city’s stock exchange is set to attract hi-tech mainland manufacturers looking to raise funds even as it forges partnerships overseas
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[2026-08-28 09:15 UTC+10:00] [Morgan Stanley] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The city’s stock exchange is set to attract hi-tech mainland manufacturers looking to raise funds even as it forges partnerships overseas
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[2026-08-28 09:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: By Charles Kennedy of OilPrice.com,
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[2026-08-28 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Tokyo and Washington on July 31 made their first joint yen-buying intervention in 28 years, signaling a determination to arrest the yen's prolonged weakness against the dollar and reinforce confidence in efforts to contain inflation. (Source photos by Mizuho Miyazaki and Akira Kodaka)
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[2026-08-28 08:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Moody's Ratings downgraded Democrat-led Baltimore City's bond rating this week, highlighting a rapidly deteriorating financial situation as declining reserves, depleted utility funds, and mounting borrowing costs strain the crime-ridden metro area best known for the hit HBO series The Wire.
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[2026-08-28 08:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) condemned Israeli attacks on Palestinians in Gaza and the occupied West Bank on Thursday at a meeting of foreign ministers in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, of the organisation's 57 member states.
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[2026-08-28 08:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: Government spending risks undermining BOK rate hikesAs the Bank of Korea raises rates to curb inflation, planned fiscal expansion risks keeping borrowing costs higher for longer.
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[2026-08-28 07:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Bill Yan says the NT's finances are improving, led by progress on a number of major projects. (ABC News: Pete Garnish)
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[2026-08-28 06:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines and Singapore are exploring closer labor cooperation on artificial intelligence (AI), care work and social protection as the two countries address emerging challenges in the region’s changing labor market, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said Thursday.
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[2026-08-28 06:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Technology stocks led Wall Street after Nvidia, Salesforce and others reported fatter profits for the spring than expected.
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[2026-08-28 06:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The powerful United Arab Emirates official known as the "spy sheikh" is behind the largest stake in the holding company for the Trump family's planned crypto bank, further deepening his financial ties to President Donald Trump's business empire, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.
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[2026-08-28 05:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Financial Times
Snippet: PublishedAugust 27 2026
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[2026-08-28 05:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The Federal Reserve's cryptic chairman is set to deliver his much-awaited keynote address Friday in Jackson Hole, with markets trying to anticipate what, if anything, he will have to say on key matters affecting the economy and monetary policy.
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[2026-08-28 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Food / Tips & advice] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: You have reached your maximum number of saved items.
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[2026-08-28 04:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: New British PM Andy Burnham is set to announce a ban on trade with Israeli settlements in the West Bank imminently, The Times and The Telegraph reported on Thursday.
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[2026-08-28 04:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Pharmaceuticals
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[2026-08-28 04:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s Parliamentary Speaker Muhammad Bagher Ghalibaf has slammed US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s comments on Iran’s economy in a post on X on Thursday.
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[2026-08-28 04:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Saudi Arabia and Syria have formed a joint bank to make investment easier, as the two countries plan closer ties in transport and tourism.
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[2026-08-28 02:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SINGAPORE'S United Overseas Bank (UOB) said on Thursday it intended to issue two euro-covered bonds totaling €1 billion ($1.17 billion) under its $15 billion global covered bond program.
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[2026-08-28 01:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Shares of Salesforce jumped more than 20% Thursday after the company reported a beat on second-quarter earnings and announced an expanded partnership with artificial intelligence startup Anthropic.
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[2026-08-28 01:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Uefa pursues legal action against the Fifa president in Switzerland for alleged financial misconduct in the collapsed investment scheme
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[2026-08-28 01:41 UTC+10:00] [Fifa] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Uefa pursues legal action against the Fifa president in Switzerland for alleged financial misconduct in the collapsed investment scheme
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[2026-08-28 01:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: London, United Kingdom – UK Prime Minister and Labour leader Andy Burnham is expected to soon approve a ban on goods linked to Israeli settlements after the Israeli government issued tenders to build more than 1,200 units for a settlement in the occupied West Bank called E1.
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[2026-08-28 01:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Competition in self-driving technology is growing in the Japanese market. (Photo by Ryo Asayama)
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[2026-08-28 01:21 UTC+10:00] [Sport] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Monaco: UEFA is preparing a criminal complaint against FIFA President Gianni Infantino in Swiss courts for possible financial mismanagement over his failed plan to sell future World Cup profits to private investors.
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[2026-08-28 00:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A man walks away after watching a black plume of smoke rise from a warehouse in the industrial area of Sharjah City, United Arab Emirates, March 1, 2026, following reports of Iranian strikes in Dubai. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri, File)
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[2026-08-28 00:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Naoki Tamura, a former Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. executive, is known as one of the more hawkish members of the BOJ's policy board. (Photo by Yuna Osawa)
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[2026-08-28 00:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Cleveland Federal Reserve President Beth Hammack on Thursday repeated her call for higher interest rates, saying recent inflation data show the central bank is still too far from its goal.
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[2026-08-27 23:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Who says there’s a luxury lull in the LA real estate market?
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[2026-08-27 23:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Washington’s new measures seen testing a recent bilateral detente with Beijing, and room for escalation remains, threatening trade, payments and supply chains
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[2026-08-27 23:30 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Washington’s new measures seen testing a recent bilateral detente with Beijing, and room for escalation remains, threatening trade, payments and supply chains
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[2026-08-27 23:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: West Kowloon arts hub chief Bernard Chan and AllRightsReserved founder Lam Shu-kam among those expressing sadness at Japanese artist’s death
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[2026-08-27 23:06 UTC+10:00] [Lam Shu-kam] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: West Kowloon arts hub chief Bernard Chan and AllRightsReserved founder Lam Shu-kam among those expressing sadness at Japanese artist’s death
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[2026-08-27 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Chinese tech giant is rapidly building AI infrastructure in emerging markets amid an intensifying US-China tech rivalry
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[2026-08-27 23:00 UTC+10:00] [Insi] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Chinese tech giant is rapidly building AI infrastructure in emerging markets amid an intensifying US-China tech rivalry
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[2026-08-27 22:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: The proposed ₱1.948-billion Dumaguete City Public Market is financially viable and enjoys strong public support even as the National Institute for Transparency and Accountability (NITA) said the project’s long-term economic and public benefits outweigh concerns raised during its review.
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[2026-08-27 22:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From surging debt to trade wars with Canada, self-harm has been the main consequence of Trump’s reckless policy decisions
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[2026-08-27 22:30 UTC+10:00] [tariffs] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From surging debt to trade wars with Canada, self-harm has been the main consequence of Trump’s reckless policy decisions
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[2026-08-27 22:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Kansas City Federal Reserve President Jeffrey Schmid said Thursday that inflation is still too high, though he stopped short of calling for an interest rate hike.
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[2026-08-27 21:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Futures are higher led by Tech as NVDA earnings boost the tape. As of 8:00am ET, S&P futures are 0.5% higher while Nasdaq futures jump 1.1% led by NVDA which is +7.4% in pre-market trading following an unprecedented forecast of 70% revenue growth in 2028, which is boosting Semis (+3%), incl MRVL +5.2% into their print tonight.
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[2026-08-27 21:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Bank of Korea Governor Shin Hyun-song says the pre-emptive moves aim to help ‘reduce the costs to the economy’
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[2026-08-27 21:35 UTC+10:00] [Monetary Policy Board] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Bank of Korea Governor Shin Hyun-song says the pre-emptive moves aim to help ‘reduce the costs to the economy’
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