Topic: Economy & Finance — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-20 12:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Finance chief Paul Chan says the shift is fuelled by city’s strong market performance and an improved geopolitical situation, especially following Xi-Trump summit
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[2026-05-20 12:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The city state’s equities have benefited from economic and political stability, as well as government-led market reforms
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[2026-05-20 12:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The city state’s equities have benefited from economic and political stability, as well as government-led market reforms
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[2026-05-20 12:11 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The former executive chairman of Rex Airlines has capitulated just days into a major trial and admitted to failing to disclose the airline’s true financial state in 2023 before its ultimate collapse a year later.
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[2026-05-20 12:08 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Samsung Bioepis said Wednesday it has launched autoimmune disease treatment SB17 in partnership with Nipro Corporation, marking the company’s first product launch in Japan and its full-scale entry into the market.
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[2026-05-20 12:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will push for the expansion of onion exports, mainly to the Southeast Asian market, amid domestic oversupply of the vegetable, the agriculture ministry said Wednesday.
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[2026-05-20 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 20 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean stock markets will be closed on June 3, the day of local elections, the bourse operator said Wednesday.
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[2026-05-20 11:56 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Mark Latham’s ex-partner has at the last minute dropped an application for an AVO over his alleged sustained abuse, including emotional, psychological and financial manipulation.
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[2026-05-20 11:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea's finance minister stressed the importance of building artificial intelligence capacity in developing countries to achieve sustainable growth during the Group of Seven finance ministers and central bank governors' meeting, his office said Wednesday.
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[2026-05-20 11:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: U.S. Treasurys have entered a "danger zone" as surging long-term yields raise fears that sticky inflation and hawkish rate expectations could begin spilling over into equities and broader risk assets, said HSBC.
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[2026-05-20 11:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Shipping data from the London Stock Exchange Group and Kpler showed that two Chinese supertankers carrying about 4 million barrels of crude oil from the Middle East departed the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday after remaining in the Gulf for more than two months.
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[2026-05-20 11:40 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Responding to Middle East crises and rising oil prices, the United Nations on Tuesday lowered its forecast for global economic growth and raised the prospects for inflation this year.
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[2026-05-20 11:28 UTC+10:00] [World / North America] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Washington: At a time when his poll numbers are sagging, the economy is sputtering and the war he launched in Iran simply will not end, President Donald Trump spent Tuesday morning (US time) showing off his skills in the profession he feels most comfortable with: real estate.
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[2026-05-20 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Products and services compatible with China’s navigation system have captured 58 per cent market share in countries in the trade initiative
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[2026-05-20 11:00 UTC+10:00] [GPS] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Products and services compatible with China’s navigation system have captured 58 per cent market share in countries in the trade initiative
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[2026-05-20 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's finance minister stressed the importance of building artificial intelligence (AI) capacity in developing countries to achieve sustainable growth during the Group of Seven (G7) finance ministers and central bank governors' meeting, his office said Wednesday.
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[2026-05-20 10:56 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean stocks opened lower Wednesday as investors tracked overnight losses on Wall Street caused by rising bond yields amid inflation woes.
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[2026-05-20 10:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Australia’s Sam Kerr waves following the Women’s Asian Cup quarterfinal soccer match between Australia and North Korea in Perth, Australia, March 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Gary Day, File)
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[2026-05-20 10:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Envoy Bauyrzhan Dosmanbetov attributes growth of local Kazakhstani community to Belt and Road Scholarship programme launched in 2016
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[2026-05-20 10:30 UTC+10:00] [Astana International Exchange] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Envoy Bauyrzhan Dosmanbetov attributes growth of local Kazakhstani community to Belt and Road Scholarship programme launched in 2016
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[2026-05-20 10:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Wed 20 May 2026 at 10:06am
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[2026-05-20 10:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks opened higher Wednesday led by tech gains, despite overnight losses on Wall Street caused by rising bond yields amid inflation woes.
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[2026-05-20 09:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Dozens of suspected scammers and romance fraudsters have been arrested after specialist financial investigators uncovered organised networks of criminals operating across the UK and Nigeria.
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[2026-05-20 09:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: President Prabowo Subianto, center, at a ceremony on May 13 in which Indonesia's forestry task force symbolically handed over $579 million in fines from companies penalized for environmental and other alleged offenses. (Photo from Indonesia's presidential office)
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[2026-05-20 08:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: SpaceX, which is getting set to publicly disclose its IPO prospectus, has picked Goldman Sachs to lead the offering, according to people familiar with the matter.Goldman will have the lead left position on the prospectus, followed by Morgan Stanley, Bank of America, Citigroup and JPMorgan Chase, said the people, who asked not to be named due to confidentiality.Elon Musk's reusable rocket company is expected to make its prospectus public as soon as Wednesday after confidentially filing with the Securities and
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[2026-05-20 08:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Brian Mast stressed that American firms must not let the best US technology reach the ‘wrong places’ when it comes to AI industry
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[2026-05-20 08:25 UTC+10:00] [South China Morning Post] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Brian Mast stressed that American firms must not let the best US technology reach the ‘wrong places’ when it comes to AI industry
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[2026-05-20 08:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The South Korean-operated vessel HMM NAMU is docked after being damaged from a fire following an explosion in the Strait of Hormuz, at a port in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Friday, May 8, 2026. (Kim Sang-hun/Yonhap via AP)
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[2026-05-20 08:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Financial Markets
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[2026-05-20 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Russian leader arrives in China days after Trump in search of an energy deal, with yuan settlements, pricing potentially on the table
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[2026-05-20 08:00 UTC+10:00] [Strait of Hormuz] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Russian leader arrives in China days after Trump in search of an energy deal, with yuan settlements, pricing potentially on the table
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[2026-05-20 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: For many years, Koreans were bitcoin's best friend.
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[2026-05-20 07:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-05-20 07:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: U.S. President Donald Trump looks on next to, from bottom right, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, top right, Tesla CEO Elon Musk, Apple CEO Tim Cook, top left, and others during a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Thursday, May 14, 2026.
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[2026-05-20 07:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The Development Bank of Japan will boost its supply of risk capital compared with its previous medium-term plan. (Photo by Kazuho Fujiwara)
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[2026-05-20 07:06 UTC+10:00] [Finance] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-05-20 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The chief executives of Nissan, Honda and Toyota, (left to right) Ivan Espinosa, Toshihiro Mibe and Kenta Kon are grappling with a loss of market share to BYD and other Chinese automakers. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Nanami Sato, Tomoki Mera and Yuki Nakao)
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[2026-05-20 06:45 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
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[2026-05-20 06:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Socialists in Bolivia, mobilized through the national labor union, highland farmer federations, and supporters of former left-wing President Evo Morales, have ignited social unrest over the U.S.-backed, market-oriented policy agenda of President Rodrigo Paz.
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[2026-05-20 06:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The U.S. stock market gave back more of its record-setting rally.
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[2026-05-20 05:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Ongoing archaeological excavations at a necropolis on the Nile River’s west bank have uncovered a plethora of previously unrecorded individuals and ancient Egyptian artifacts, the Egyptian Tourism and Antiquities Ministry announced on Friday.
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[2026-05-20 05:30 UTC+10:00] [Business / Banking & finance] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Many people assume it’s best to reach retirement with zero debt, but it’s not the be-all and end-all, according to financial experts.
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[2026-05-20 05:16 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The US stock market is giving back more of its record-setting rally as bond markets rattled by high inflation keep cranking up the pressure.
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[2026-05-20 05:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Panasonic's stock price has soared since last fall as the market lauds the group's restructuring. (Photo by Kazumi Saito)
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[2026-05-20 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Despite being a public housing tenant who lives on a disability pension, 73-year-old Gail Innes is now $4000 behind in her rent to a private market property, due to an increasingly criticised state government scheme known as “headleasing”.
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[2026-05-20 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Property / News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: New data shows the number of Airbnbs and other short-term accommodation hit record highs at the end of 2024, driving up rents for longer-term tenants in tourism hotspots.
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[2026-05-20 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Business / The economy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: May 20, 2026 — 5:00am
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[2026-05-20 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The renewable energy rollout is the only thing keeping the NSW economy out of recession, state Treasurer Daniel Mookhey says, warning conflict in the Middle East has led to a significantly lower economic growth forecast for the year ahead.
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[2026-05-20 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Travel / Travel news] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The Hunter Valley’s luxury accommodation market is set for its biggest shake-up in two decades following the unveiling of a $130 million resort development on one of the region’s most historic wine estates.
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[2026-05-20 04:57 UTC+10:00] [Conflict] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: PARIS — Former French Prime Minister Édouard Philippe will cooperate fully with investigators after financial prosecutors ordered a judicial inquiry into allegations of embezzlement, a local official linked to Philippe said Tuesday.
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