Topic: Economy & Finance — Neutral reports only
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[2026-06-16 22:07 UTC+10:00] [Jiang Meng] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Project to be built in three stages, targeting 40,000 petaflops of computing power by 2030 to drive sector’s industrialisation
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[2026-06-16 21:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Gov. Brian Kemp, center left, and Republican U.S. Senate candidate Derek Dooley greet supporters at campaign stop for Dooley at Farmview Market in Madison, Ga., on May 8, 2026. (Arvin Temkar/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, File)
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[2026-06-16 21:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Following a two-day board meeting, BOJ decided to lift its policy rate by a quarter point to 1%. (Photo by Nanami Sato)
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[2026-06-16 21:42 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-06-16 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Manufacturers less fearful of electricity rationing following big changes to the national grid since earlier power crises
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[2026-06-16 21:00 UTC+10:00] [Guangdong] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Manufacturers less fearful of electricity rationing following big changes to the national grid since earlier power crises
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[2026-06-16 20:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Residential solar in the US is actively cratering after President Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill resulted in the sunsetting of a key tax credit for homeowners last year - which will result in a prolonged slump in installations, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF).
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[2026-06-16 20:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Britain on Tuesday became the first G7 country to sanction ships newly acquired by Russia to export liquefied natural gas from its sanctioned Arctic LNG 2 project.
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[2026-06-16 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-06-16 19:32 UTC+10:00] [Northeast Asia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-06-16 19:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: After raising its policy rate to 1% on June 16, the Bank of Japan helped send the Nikkei Stock Average over the 70,000 mark for the first time. (Photo by Shintaro Ino)
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[2026-06-16 19:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing’s latest road map aims to cut carbon emissions by 200 million tonnes by 2028 – but analysts say implementation may vary across regions
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[2026-06-16 19:30 UTC+10:00] [NDRC] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing’s latest road map aims to cut carbon emissions by 200 million tonnes by 2028 – but analysts say implementation may vary across regions
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[2026-06-16 19:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: U.S. Treasury yields fell on Tuesday as investors look ahead to the Federal Reserve's two-day policy meeting, and expectations for inflation and interest rate hikes continue to ease.
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[2026-06-16 19:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: South Africa has admitted that growing accusations of xenophobia are beginning to hurt its economy, with local artists and businesses facing setbacks in other African countries.
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[2026-06-16 19:04 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Hanwha Group affiliates have raised the group's stake in Korea Aerospace Industries to 9.04 percent, becoming the second-largest shareholder after the state-run Export-Import Bank of Korea and further solidifying Hanwha’s ambitions in the aerospace and defense sectors.
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[2026-06-16 18:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — For eight years, the United States has waged economic war on China, slapping big taxes on Chinese products before they enter America.
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[2026-06-16 18:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: This week, moves by France to bar a senior Israeli minister, six Western states sanctioned settler networks and an Amnesty International accusation that Israel was implementing a “state-sponsored” campaign of ethnic cleansing in a drive to effectively annex parts of the West Bank, did little to restrain Israel.
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[2026-06-16 18:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: SpaceX shares surged 11% on Tuesday, as Elon Musk's rocket-builder continued its meteoric rise following a record-breaking IPO on Friday.
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[2026-06-16 18:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel's former defence minister has compared settler ideology to Nazism, and accused authorities of failing to investigate Israelis responsible for killing Palestinian civilians in the occupied West Bank.
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[2026-06-16 17:35 UTC+10:00] [Reserve Bank of Australia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Reserve Bank of Australia decision on Tuesday comes after three consecutive cash rate hikes this year
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[2026-06-16 17:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: An Iranian delegation led by Central Bank Governor Abdolnaser Hemmati has travelled to Moscow for talks on "monetary and banking relations between Iran and Russia", according to Iran's semiofficial Fars News Agency.
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[2026-06-16 17:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 16 (Yonhap) -- The Board of Audit and Inspection (BAI) is considering conducting a financial audit of the embattled National Election Commission (NEC) that has been under massive criticism over ballot shortages in the June 3 local elections, sources said Tuesday.
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[2026-06-16 17:00 UTC+10:00] [Sport / Racing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Trainer Richard Litt’s affinity with former Godolphin stock is well known.
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[2026-06-16 16:53 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The Queensland branch of the CFMEU improperly used donations to pay personal fines, including one of more than $30,000, the inquiry into misconduct at the scandal-plagued union, and the construction industry, has heard.
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[2026-06-16 16:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Shoppers say they are ‘not worried’ despite confirmation that two-year-old boy contracted H9N2 after visiting Wo Che Market in Sha Tin
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[2026-06-16 16:39 UTC+10:00] [H9N2] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Shoppers say they are ‘not worried’ despite confirmation that two-year-old boy contracted H9N2 after visiting Wo Che Market in Sha Tin
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[2026-06-16 16:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 16 (Yonhap) -- The combined market value of SK Group's listed firms exceeded 2,000 trillion won (US$1,321 billion) for the first time Tuesday, mainly fueled by a recent surge of its memory chipmaker SK hynix Inc.
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[2026-06-16 16:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Manny V. Pangilinan (MVP) Sports Foundation said on Tuesday that it does not manage the Ateneo de Manila men's basketball team, saying that its support for the Blue Eagles is limited to financial only.
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[2026-06-16 15:57 UTC+10:00] [Business / The economy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Australia’s regional oil price has tumbled 12 per cent in a week, paving the way for deeper cuts at service stations if a US-Iran peace deal sticks and offering hopes of a buffer for motorists as the federal government’s 32¢-a-litre fuel discount ends.
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[2026-06-16 15:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Police stand outside the headquarters of Islami Bank Bangladesh in Dhaka in June amid protests against the bank's leadership. The banking group, which has been accused of improper lending practices, has become a focal point of concern for regulators because of its systemic importance. © Getty Images
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[2026-06-16 15:25 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The Korea Tourism Organization staged the 2026 France B2B Travel Mart in Paris and Lyon over two days from June 10, courting about 130 French travel industry figures as Korea and France mark the 140th anniversary of diplomatic relations.
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[2026-06-16 15:10 UTC+10:00] [BUSINESS] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: A proposed deal to end hostilities between the U.S. and Iran gave equities and bond traders a measure of relief on Monday. It also left prediction markets with a new headache.
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[2026-06-16 14:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The Reserve Bank of Australia held rates at 4.35% Tuesday, while stating that it was ready to raise rates to manage price stability and full employment.
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[2026-06-16 14:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Employee of a foreign exchange dealing company work under an electronic board showing the stock index of Japan’s Nikkei 225, in Tokyo Tuesday, Jun 16, 2026. (Kyodo News via AP)
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[2026-06-16 14:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Tue 16 Jun 2026 at 2:37pm
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[2026-06-16 14:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A security guard stands at the entrance of the Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo, Tuesday, June 16, 2026. (Kyodo News via AP)
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[2026-06-16 14:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: After raising its policy rate to 1% on June 16, the Bank of Japan helped send the Nikkei Stock Average over the 70,000 mark for the first time. (Photo by Shintaro Ino)
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[2026-06-16 14:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: After raising its policy rate to 1% on June 16, the Bank of Japan helped send the Nikkei Stock Average over the 70,000 mark for the first time. (Photo by Shintaro Ino)
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[2026-06-16 14:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: French President Emmanuel Macron walks with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen during the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, Monday, June 15, 2026. (Isabel Infantes/Pool Photo via AP)
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[2026-06-16 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Financial Times
Snippet: PublishedJune 16 2026
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[2026-06-16 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Financial Times
Snippet: PublishedJune 16 2026
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[2026-06-16 13:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Trump administration is considering establishing a $300 billion investment fund for Iran if Tehran adheres to a ceasefire agreement that includes a nuclear deal, according to a Monday Financial Times report.
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[2026-06-16 13:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The post-meeting news conference will be held by Deputy Gov. Shinichi Uchida, as Gov. Kazuo Ueda was absent from the meeting. (Photo by Nanami Sato)
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[2026-06-16 13:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Japan's central bank has increased its main interest rate to a new 31-year-high after a surge in global energy prices.
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[2026-06-16 13:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Japan's central bank on Tuesday raised its policy rate to the highest in over 30 years at 1%, in line with expectations of economists polled by Reuters, accelerating policy normalization started in 2024.
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[2026-06-16 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's money supply continued to rise in April on an increase in short-term deposits and funds awaiting investment, central bank data showed Tuesday.
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[2026-06-16 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: “There never was a good war or a bad peace,” wrote Benjamin Franklin, one of America’s founding fathers, in 1783. On Sunday, Washington and Tehran announced preparations to sign a deal in Switzerland this week that could, at last, bring their war to a close. Few outside US President Donald Trump’s administration and Israel would agree that this war was “good”.
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[2026-06-16 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: “There never was a good war or a bad peace,” wrote Benjamin Franklin, one of America’s founding fathers, in 1783. On Sunday, Washington and Tehran announced preparations to sign a deal in Switzerland this week that could, at last, bring their war to a close. Few outside US President Donald Trump’s administration and Israel would agree that this war was “good”.
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[2026-06-16 12:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Beijing's central business district: China's retail goods sales contracted in May, the National Bureau of Statistics reported on June 16, as consumer confidence faltered last month. © Reuters
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