Topic: Economy & Finance — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-18 00:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Tenure to extend until 2030 for CEO who is ‘strengthening Hong Kong’s role as a leading international financial centre’, chairman says
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[2026-08-18 00:16 UTC+10:00] [Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Tenure to extend until 2030 for CEO who is ‘strengthening Hong Kong’s role as a leading international financial centre’, chairman says
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[2026-08-18 00:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund’s profit more than doubled last year, as revenue rose on the back of strong contributions from maturing portfolio companies.
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[2026-08-18 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: World needs cheap green technologies to decarbonise, and efforts to reduce reliance on China risk slowing the transition, researchers say
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[2026-08-18 00:00 UTC+10:00] [Bank of England] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: World needs cheap green technologies to decarbonise, and efforts to reduce reliance on China risk slowing the transition, researchers say
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[2026-08-17 23:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: China’s July activity data weakened from June, missing market expectations across the board, and signaling a soft start to Q3 amid continued divergence between resilient exports and subdued domestic demand.
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[2026-08-17 22:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Futures are higher again, just a few basis points away from a new all time high, led by Tech as the week starts with Semis / Memory / AI themes bid globally, as small-caps are fractionally in the red. As of 8:00am ET, S&P futures are 0.1% higher, while Nasdaq futures climb 0.5% after strong revenue growth at Anthropic helped boost optimism around artificial intelligence and bolstered the view that massive spending on artificial intelligence will be sustained.
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[2026-08-17 22:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Wall Street's so-called "fear gauge" has fallen to its lowest level of 2026 so far, reflecting relative market tranquility in a year marked by geopolitical turbulence — but the calm appears unlikely to last.
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[2026-08-17 22:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli settlers shot and partially paralysed a Palestinian nurse in a town near Hebron in the occupied West Bank on Saturday.
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[2026-08-17 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China launched the digital yuan in 2019, but retail adoption has been slow as Chinese consumers are accustomed to using Alipay and WeChat Pay
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[2026-08-17 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China launched the digital yuan in 2019, but retail adoption has been slow as Chinese consumers are accustomed to using Alipay and WeChat Pay
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[2026-08-17 21:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Shares of ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT), China's top DRAM maker, surged 12% to a record 61.80 yuan on Monday, lifting its market capitalization to 4.13 trillion yuan. The upside is because reports that Apple is considering using CXMT memory chips, alongside continued momentum across chip stocks following last week's gains in SanDisk and Micron.
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[2026-08-17 21:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The IDF will present a plan to transfer West Bank civilian enforcement to Israel Police within the next two weeks, Defense Minister Israel Katz announced Monday afternoon.
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[2026-08-17 21:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Meta wants to lead in open-source AI. China's Alibaba just reminded the U.S. tech giant how competitive the market is.
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[2026-08-17 21:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Global giants fight for a bite of China’s burger market as budget-conscious diners and changing eating habits fuel a new fast-food obsession
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[2026-08-17 21:15 UTC+10:00] [hambuger] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Global giants fight for a bite of China’s burger market as budget-conscious diners and changing eating habits fuel a new fast-food obsession
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[2026-08-17 21:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: A historic Palestinian village widely described as the last entirely Christian community in the occupied West Bank is facing near-daily Israeli settler attacks and growing restrictions, residents and activists have told RT.
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[2026-08-17 21:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: A historic Palestinian village widely described as the last entirely Christian community in the occupied West Bank is facing near-daily Israeli settler attacks and growing restrictions, residents and activists have told RT.
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[2026-08-17 20:47 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Welcome to Brisbane Times’ Queensland public sector column, Public Circus. This week: a case for democratic improvement, State Development shareholdings, looming teacher pay talks, and the simmering four-day week.
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[2026-08-17 20:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Spain is one of the fastest-growing markets for Chinese plug-in hybrid vehicles as customers’ technological expectations shift gears
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[2026-08-17 20:30 UTC+10:00] [Europe] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Spain is one of the fastest-growing markets for Chinese plug-in hybrid vehicles as customers’ technological expectations shift gears
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[2026-08-17 20:29 UTC+10:00] [Russia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Andrei Klepach of VEB said Russia’s economy was falling behind China, US and ‘in some respects Ukraine’
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[2026-08-17 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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[2026-08-17 19:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Economic contributions by sports and related sectors during year of city’s Olympic success spur lawmaker to call for targeted policies
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[2026-08-17 19:45 UTC+10:00] [scmp] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Economic contributions by sports and related sectors during year of city’s Olympic success spur lawmaker to call for targeted policies
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[2026-08-17 19:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: London, United Kingdom – For several weeks, until her daughter is paid, Donna O’Hara is unable to buy food. On those days, she goes to a food bank instead, or borrows money to get by.
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[2026-08-17 19:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Bank Mandiri is of one the major Indonesian banks offering credit cards that process domestic transactions onshore using the KKI system. (Photo by Yuji Murakami)
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[2026-08-17 19:30 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Parent financial contributions to the state’s public schools have shrunk by millions of dollars in the past year, while principals face $10,000 credit card transaction limits as part of finance reforms they say signals a lack of trust in their leadership.
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[2026-08-17 19:30 UTC+10:00] [World / North America] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Bedminster: Two years after Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump staged a New Jersey press conference flanked by grocery staples to spotlight inflation under Democrats, food prices are still rising despite his pledge to bring them down. The gap between promise and reality now looms as a vulnerability for Republicans ahead of November’s midterm elections.
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[2026-08-17 19:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Top cities in China see flat readings last month, ending a streak of improvement in the struggling housing market
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[2026-08-17 19:04 UTC+10:00] [housing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Top cities in China see flat readings last month, ending a streak of improvement in the struggling housing market
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[2026-08-17 18:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Tourism board says international meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions helped drive an increase in business visitors and arrivals from some source markets
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[2026-08-17 18:42 UTC+10:00] [Lions International Convention] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Tourism board says international meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions helped drive an increase in business visitors and arrivals from some source markets
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[2026-08-17 18:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Nima, a cryptocurrency trader, thought he had figured out how to survive Iran’s unpredictable economy. His foreign currency income shielded him from the unstable rial and runaway inflation, allowing him to save and make the occasional impulse buy.
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[2026-08-17 18:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Automotive industry shed more than 40,000 jobs – 5.8 per cent of its workforce – in first half of year, statistical office says
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[2026-08-17 18:34 UTC+10:00] [job losses] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Automotive industry shed more than 40,000 jobs – 5.8 per cent of its workforce – in first half of year, statistical office says
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[2026-08-17 18:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Japan’s commercial property market is in a league of its own, but the sharp repricing in China creates compelling opportunities for investors
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[2026-08-17 18:30 UTC+10:00] [property market] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Japan’s commercial property market is in a league of its own, but the sharp repricing in China creates compelling opportunities for investors
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[2026-08-17 17:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Workers assemble a wind turbine generator in Inner Mongolia, China, on June 13. China's industrial production growth slowed to 4.5% in July from 5.3% in June. © Reuters
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[2026-08-17 17:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: China's economy lost momentum across the board in July, as consumer spending stalled and urban investment contracted at a faster pace while unemployment ticked higher, adding to pressure on Beijing to step up support in the second half.
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[2026-08-17 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Retail sales, a key consumption metric, trailed a 1.3 per cent growth forecast, while fixed-asset investment also weakened
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[2026-08-17 17:00 UTC+10:00] [fixed-asset investment] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Retail sales, a key consumption metric, trailed a 1.3 per cent growth forecast, while fixed-asset investment also weakened
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[2026-08-17 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Deutsche Bank raises its price target for Momenta while Pony.ai widens partnership with Uber to accelerate autonomous-vehicle roll-out in European cities
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[2026-08-17 17:00 UTC+10:00] [Momenta] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Deutsche Bank raises its price target for Momenta while Pony.ai widens partnership with Uber to accelerate autonomous-vehicle roll-out in European cities
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[2026-08-17 16:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: A personalized model of Ferrari's first fully electric vehicle has sold for $40 million in a charity sale, defying market skepticism and setting a record for a new car sold at auction.
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[2026-08-17 16:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Massive financial gains across domestic chipmakers underscore how the push for self-sufficiency is reshaping demand for home-grown hardware
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[2026-08-17 16:39 UTC+10:00] [supernodes] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Massive financial gains across domestic chipmakers underscore how the push for self-sufficiency is reshaping demand for home-grown hardware
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[2026-08-17 16:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Scams and Fraud
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[2026-08-17 15:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Bookseller Alexander Bahlai reacts as firefighters try to put out a fire at a city book market following a Russian missile attack in Kyiv, early Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
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[2026-08-17 15:27 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The Export-Import Bank of Korea said Monday it would provide $1 billion in financing to Swiss commodities giant Glencore in return for a stable supply of copper to Korean companies.
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