Topic: Economy & Finance — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-14 05:20 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Wall Street is drifting in mixed trading on Wednesday after another discouraging update on inflation and a recovery for technology stocks.
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[2026-05-14 04:49 UTC+10:00] [Federal Reserve] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Warsh will serve four-year term as chair, taking over amid rising inflation and pressure from Trump to lower rates
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[2026-05-14 04:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Kevin Warsh was confirmed Wednesday as the next Federal Reserve chair, taking over the central bank at a time when President Donald Trump is pushing for lower interest rates even as fresh inflation data complicates the case for cuts.
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[2026-05-14 04:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Kevin Warsh was confirmed as the next Federal Reserve chairman on Wednesday — even as surging inflation has begun to box the central bank into one of its toughest corners in years.
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[2026-05-14 04:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: California Gov. Gavin Newsom will reveal his updated budget plan Thursday as state Democrats grapple with what they claim are “Trump inflation” impacts on public services, particularly health care.
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[2026-05-14 04:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Kalshi has a welcome bonus for first-time users who want to sign up for the fast-growing prediction market platform this spring.
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[2026-05-14 03:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: One quarter of Americans still have the same bank as when they opened their very first account, new research has revealed.
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[2026-05-14 03:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Prediction market traders think President Donald Trump will make some major announcements in his trip to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing.
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[2026-05-14 03:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: You can call this “castle” your home — and for a bargain, to boot.
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[2026-05-14 03:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Abdulla bin Touq, Minister of Economy and Tourism, has announced measures to crack down on gold being traded for money laundering and financing terrorism.
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[2026-05-14 03:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Moments ago, the last refunding auction of the week, the sale of $25BN in 30Y paper, made history: it was the first 30Y auction to print with a high yield above 5%, and a coupon of 5%, since August 2007... which as veteran traders will recall was the month of the historic quant crash which marked the S&P highs at the time and eventually culminated in the global financial crisis.
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[2026-05-14 03:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: French prosecutors have requested a seven‑year prison sentence for former president Nicolas Sarkozy in his appeal trial over allegations that his 2007 presidential campaign received illegal funding from Muammar Gaddafi’s Libya — a case that has become one of the most explosive political‑financial scandals of France’s Fifth Republic.
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[2026-05-14 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A Chinese electronics factory. China's exports to the U.S. fell in 2025, but its overall trade surplus with the world grew. © Reuters
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[2026-05-14 02:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: MODESTO, Calif. — Before every important test, teacher Nancy Barajas dims the lights, turns on a disco ball and blasts music from her playlist. Her sixth graders dance together as a “pre-celebration” to boost their confidence, then take their exam.
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[2026-05-14 02:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Farhad Ibragimov – lecturer at the Faculty of Economics at RUDN University, expert and lecturer at the Department of Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences and Mass Communications, Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation
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[2026-05-14 02:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Farhad Ibragimov – lecturer at the Faculty of Economics at RUDN University, expert and lecturer at the Department of Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences and Mass Communications, Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation
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[2026-05-14 02:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: AT its annual meeting held last week in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) announced the launch of a new financing facility designed “to help countries in Asia and the Pacific develop critical minerals supply chains needed for clean energy, batteries, electric vehicles and digital technology,” according to its press release.
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[2026-05-14 02:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: IN a rapidly evolving world shaped by economic uncertainty, digital disruption and shifting consumer expectations, the definition of what is “essential” is being reexamined. Traditional measures of success — profit, scale and market share — are no longer sufficient. Businesses today are called to operate with greater purpose, responsibility and awareness of their broader impact.
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[2026-05-14 02:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Mourners carry the body of Palestinian Zakaria Qatousa, during his funeral in the West Bank town of Deir Qaddis Wednesday, May 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
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[2026-05-14 01:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Palmer Luckey's Anduril announced a $5 billion Series H funding round at a $61 billion valuation, led by Thrive Capital and Andreessen Horowitz. This comes as President Trump's 'war economy' and the rise of 'war unicorns' gain momentum.
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[2026-05-14 01:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: US wholesale inflation came in hot last month. Producer prices rose 6% from a year earlier, most since December 2022, as the 10-week Iran war pushed up energy prices and put pressure on companies to pass along higher costs to consumers.
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[2026-05-14 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Australian budget 2026] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Changes to capital gains tax and negative gearing will make the strategy of renting in a preferred area while buying a cheaper property elsewhere less attractive, experts say
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[2026-05-14 00:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The Dh6.2 billion ($1.69 billion) relief for bank customers in the UAE is nothing compared to the Dh200 billion in assistance the UAE Central Bank extended during the Covid pandemic, reflecting the far smaller impact of the current crisis on the country's economy, the UAE Banks Federation chairman Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair has said.
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[2026-05-14 00:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: The European Union’s imports of Russian liquefied natural gas climbed to their highest levels since early 2022 in the first quarter of this year, according to a report by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA).
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[2026-05-14 00:03 UTC+10:00] [US news] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: With US inflation at a three-year high, US president insisted he’s not focused on economic hardship sparked by the conflict
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[2026-05-14 00:01 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Paul Keating has described his most important declaration about the state of the economy as a weighty truth lifted from his shoulders – but it may not have happened but for a woman washing some heavy pots.
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[2026-05-13 23:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BEIJING — Chinese tech giant Alibaba said Wednesday that net profit dropped by nearly a fifth during its most recent fiscal year, weighed by challenges in the domestic economy and an expensive push into artificial intelligence.
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[2026-05-13 23:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: In this photo released by Amnesty International Nigeria, a patient receives treatment at the Yariman Bakura Specialist hospital in Gusau, Nigeria, Monday, May 11, 2026, after a Nigerian military airstrike struck a market on Sunday. (Amnesty International Nigeria Via AP)
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[2026-05-13 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Two Southern California suspects admitted their roles in a brazen scam that conned an elderly Ventura man out of $25,000 after fraudsters falsely claimed his bank account was tied to child sexual abuse material in Canada, prosecutors said Tuesday.
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[2026-05-13 22:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Dubai Taxi Company is to acquire National Taxi for Dh1.45 billion ($394.8 million), a move that will boost its strategy to widen its market reach across the emirates, including Abu Dhabi.
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[2026-05-13 22:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Customers shop in the produce section of a grocery store on Monday, May 11, 2026, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
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[2026-05-13 22:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Wholesale prices in April posted their highest annual increase in more than three years, signaling more nettlesome inflation as pipeline costs intensify.
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[2026-05-13 22:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Oil price spikes are likely over the peak summer demand period as rapidly depleting inventories pile more pressure on the market, the International Energy Agency warned in its latest monthly update released on Wednesday.
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[2026-05-13 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: While the chipmaking-gear giant is already banned from selling advanced kit to China, new rule would make low-end products off-limits too
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[2026-05-13 22:00 UTC+10:00] [ASML] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: While the chipmaking-gear giant is already banned from selling advanced kit to China, new rule would make low-end products off-limits too
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[2026-05-13 21:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: US equity futures are up (alongside oil and yields, go figure), reversing yesterday's modest losses, as optimism around the earnings potential of AI outweighs concerns over hot inflation readings bringing dip buyers back to drive tech stocks higher, with traders betting that the tech rally has further room to run while also hoping on good news from the Trump-Xi summit set to start today in Beijing.
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[2026-05-13 21:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Ahead of Terminal 2’s opening, sources tell SCMP that the authority has assumed control of 70 per cent of the troubled project
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[2026-05-13 21:46 UTC+10:00] [AsiaWorld-Expo] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Ahead of Terminal 2’s opening, sources tell SCMP that the authority has assumed control of 70 per cent of the troubled project
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[2026-05-13 21:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The potential outflow from active and passive investors due to the stock exclusion is estimated at around US$1.7 billion. (Photo by Yuki Kohara)
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[2026-05-13 20:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: First-time disclosure of AI-related sales illustrates pivot towards full-stack capabilities as Hangzhou tech giant embraces ‘token economy’ to fuel growth
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[2026-05-13 20:57 UTC+10:00] [Citi Research] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: First-time disclosure of AI-related sales illustrates pivot towards full-stack capabilities as Hangzhou tech giant embraces ‘token economy’ to fuel growth
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[2026-05-13 20:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Supply disruptions and rising costs linked to Middle East instability are forcing companies to adjust sourcing, production and investment plans
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[2026-05-13 20:30 UTC+10:00] [European companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Supply disruptions and rising costs linked to Middle East instability are forcing companies to adjust sourcing, production and investment plans
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[2026-05-13 20:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Iran's grip over the Strait of Hormuz is throttling the world’s energy supplies and inflicting global economic pain, but a U.S. naval blockade and deepening pressures on its own economy are also testing its ability to withstand the war and defy Washington's demands.
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[2026-05-13 19:40 UTC+10:00] [US politics] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: President says he ‘doesn’t think about anybody’ when questioned on financial impact of the Iran war as he departed for Beijing
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[2026-05-13 19:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Loan from HSBC and Hang Seng Bank, reportedly worth US$12.8 million, enhances city’s stature in sustainable finance, parties say
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[2026-05-13 19:30 UTC+10:00] [Hong Kong property] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Loan from HSBC and Hang Seng Bank, reportedly worth US$12.8 million, enhances city’s stature in sustainable finance, parties say
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[2026-05-13 19:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The two delegations met in Seoul’s Incheon Airport, spoke for a few hours and skipped the press conferences typically held after earlier sessions
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[2026-05-13 19:09 UTC+10:00] [Scott Bessent] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The two delegations met in Seoul’s Incheon Airport, spoke for a few hours and skipped the press conferences typically held after earlier sessions
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[2026-05-13 19:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli forces have killed an average of at least one Palestinian child a week in the occupied West Bank since the start of 2025, a Unicef spokesperson said on Tuesday.
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