Topic: Economy & Finance — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-14 22:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: US futures are higher as we await color on the Trump-Xi summit and US- Iran negotiations, which are said to be ongoing, and as the tech meltup continues. What is known so far is that Trump / Xi agree that Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon, Hormuz should reopen without a toll or militarization; the countries will look to increase investment in each other as NVDA H20 chips are approved for a set of Chinese companies.
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[2026-05-14 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China Minmetals Economic Research Institute says disruption of sulphur shipments through strait is having ripple effects on copper production
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[2026-05-14 22:00 UTC+10:00] [copper] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China Minmetals Economic Research Institute says disruption of sulphur shipments through strait is having ripple effects on copper production
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[2026-05-14 21:54 UTC+10:00] [Artificial Intelligence] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Former European Central Bank President Mario Draghi delivered a stark warning to Europe in Aachen, Germany, on Thursday.
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[2026-05-14 21:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Word that inflation hit 3.8% last month is bad news, but not grim: The main cause is obvious, and it won’t last.
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[2026-05-14 21:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 14 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung visited a traditional market in the city of Seongnam on Thursday to meet merchants and shoppers and check local economic conditions, his office said.
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[2026-05-14 21:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Lending growth slows as borrowing demand from households and businesses remains weak
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[2026-05-14 21:05 UTC+10:00] [Beijing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Lending growth slows as borrowing demand from households and businesses remains weak
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[2026-05-14 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: International humanitarian solidarity – life-preserving assistance from one country to another following catastrophes – is under great stress. On one hand are the growing needs arising from more and longer wars fought with lessening restraint, and from intensifying climate disasters. On the other hand, the shock-absorption capabilities of communities are squeezed as economic development and poverty reduction stall.
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[2026-05-14 20:53 UTC+10:00] [Australian budget 2026] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Indexation would start in 2028-29 with the two lower tax brackets for workers earning under $135,000
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[2026-05-14 20:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Washington and Beijing will discuss the board to manage commercial ties
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[2026-05-14 20:35 UTC+10:00] [Scott Bessent] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Washington and Beijing will discuss the board to manage commercial ties
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[2026-05-14 20:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Hundreds of Israeli settlers, led by Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, stormed Joseph’s Tomb in the occupied West Bank city of Nablus on Wednesday.
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[2026-05-14 20:00 UTC+10:00] [Stock markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Wall Street has proved incredibly resilient to instability, and while consumer confidence has dipped, shares have soared
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[2026-05-14 19:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Hundreds of Israeli settlers, led by Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, stormed Joseph’s Tomb in the occupied West Bank city of Nablus on Wednesday.
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[2026-05-14 19:20 UTC+10:00] [Business / The economy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Dr Joseph De Zylva didn’t grow up rich. His family, he says, were likely below the poverty line. His school supplies in high school came from a bursary that set him on the path to university, and medicine.
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[2026-05-14 19:20 UTC+10:00] [Sport / NRL] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Penrith have knocked back overtures made on behalf of some of the club’s biggest names – including superstar halfback Nathan Cleary – about the prospect of speaking to rival clubs before they officially become free agents on November 1.
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[2026-05-14 18:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (2nd LD) Trump arrives in Beijing for summit talks with Xi on trade, Iran, Taiwan, other topics
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[2026-05-14 18:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: A team of global investors including Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund L’imad and Adnoc are partnering to make infrastructure investments of $30 billion across the Gulf and Central Asia.
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[2026-05-14 17:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The UK's economy grew faster than expected in March, despite the month seeing the first impact of the Iran war.
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[2026-05-14 17:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Los índices de las bolsas de Japón, Corea del Sur y Australia se muestran en una pantalla en una sala de la sede del Hana Bank en Seúl, Corea del Sur, el 14 de mayo de 2026. (AP Foto/Ahn Young-joon)
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[2026-05-14 17:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Burberry said this fiscal year marked a "meaningful inflection point," as it posted quarterly results, boosted by the important Americas and China markets.
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[2026-05-14 17:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Explosions were reported across six districts of the city from around 3 a.m., while air raid sirens sounded for several hours. In the Darnytsia district, a multistorey residential building partially collapsed after being hit, trapping residents beneath the rubble. Ukraine’s Emergency Service said at least 27 people were rescued. Damage was also reported in the Dnieper, Obolon and Holosiivskyi districts, where homes, vehicles and civilian infrastructure were hit.
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[2026-05-14 16:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 14 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung on Thursday rebuked illegal private lenders that charge crushing interest rates while calling on financial institutions to fulfill their public responsibilities.
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[2026-05-14 16:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: With won nearing 1,500 per dollar again, Seoul seeks stronger financial safety net from Washington
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[2026-05-14 16:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: CHICAGO — St. John’s Zuby Ejiofor is about to realize his dream of making the NBA.
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[2026-05-14 16:12 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: KB Financial Group, Shinhan Financial Group and Woori Financial Group have warned US investors that government pressure to expand policy finance and support vulnerable borrowers could weigh on profitability and asset quality, highlighting risks that were not disclosed in their Korean filings.
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[2026-05-14 16:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The U.K. economy grew 0.6% in the first quarter, according to preliminary figures from the Office for National Statistics on Thursday.
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[2026-05-14 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Previous slideNext slide Riders fire their rifles on horseback at a traditional equestrian show in Bouznika, Morocco. AFPInfo An aerial view of people gathering to buy livestock ahead of Eid Al Adha, at a market in Bogor, West Java, Indonesia. EPAInfo Flares are fired by Israeli forces in Arnoun, as seen from Marjayoun, Lebanon.
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[2026-05-14 15:14 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Samsung Electronics on Thursday walked reporters through how the Galaxy Watch and Samsung Health support runners with training and recovery, framing the platform as its long-term play in Korea's booming running market.
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[2026-05-14 15:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The models tested included seven reverse-cycle air conditioners, while the rest were cooling-only units.
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[2026-05-14 15:14 UTC+10:00] [energy efficiency] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The models tested included seven reverse-cycle air conditioners, while the rest were cooling-only units.
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[2026-05-14 15:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 14 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung held a phone call with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo on Thursday to discuss ways to enhance their countries' bilateral cooperation in energy, the economy and culture.
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[2026-05-14 15:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Asia markets index of Japan, South Korea and Australia is seen on a screen at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, May 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
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[2026-05-14 15:01 UTC+10:00] [Europe] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-05-14 14:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: It seems all is not well in Australian cricket. Australia remains one of the three robust cricket boards in the world – alongside India and England – with significant financial might that is independent of outside factors.
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[2026-05-14 14:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Digital freelancing became popular more than a decade ago in Gaza. But traditional sectors shrank after Hamas seized control of the strip in 2007, as Israel’s intensified blockade devastated agriculture, manufacturing and other industries.
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[2026-05-14 13:21 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: 100,000 won cash gifts rise as inflation erodes 50,000 won norm
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[2026-05-14 13:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The yield on 10-year Japanese government bonds rose 1.5 basis points to touch 2.605%, the highest level since May 1997. (Photo by Nanami Sato)
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[2026-05-14 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: When Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives in the UAE this week, the visit will be much more than just a ceremony reaffirming bilateral ties.
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[2026-05-14 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: One way to judge an economy’s health is by seeing how people pay for goods and services. A region once dominated by cash, many parts of the Middle East have adopted card and digital payments – a process spurred by smartphone adoption, government policy and the Covid-19 pandemic.
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[2026-05-14 12:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has urged member states to devote 0.25% of their GDP to aid for Ukraine, Politico Europe reported on Tuesday, citing diplomatic sources.
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[2026-05-14 12:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte has urged member states to devote 0.25% of their GDP to aid for Ukraine, Politico Europe reported on Tuesday, citing diplomatic sources.
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[2026-05-14 12:02 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-05-14 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 14 (Yonhap) -- The industry ministry said Thursday that nearly 20 trillion won (US$13.4 billion) in financial support will be provided to auto-parts makers this year to help their financing for research and development (R&D), as well as business shifts for future mobility.
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[2026-05-14 11:59 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: May 14, 2026 — 11:59am
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[2026-05-14 11:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Experts say some sneakers can be cleaned in a washing machine but there are a few important steps to follow. (Adobe Stock)
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[2026-05-14 11:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Cuba's Energy Minister said on Wednesday that the country has completely run out of fuel as a result of the US blockade on the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-05-14 11:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- The US Senate on Wednesday approved Kevin Warsh as chair of the Federal Reserve, putting the 56-year-old lawyer and financier at the helm as the US central bank grapples with intensifying inflation that may make it hard to push through the interest-rate cuts that President Donald Trump has demanded.
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[2026-05-14 11:37 UTC+10:00] [SPORTS] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: London – Aston Martin's partner Honda, whose 2026 engine lags far behind that of rival Formula One manufacturers, could be allowed to spend $19 million more on development after next week's Canadian Grand Prix.
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