Topic: Economy & Finance — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-08 04:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Marco Rubio revealed sanctions on Thursday, escalating Trump administration’s pressure campaign against Havana’s military-controlled economy
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[2026-05-08 04:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Share buyback programs are becoming bigger as corporate Japan embraces capital efficiency. (Photo by Yuki Kohara)
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[2026-05-08 03:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Yesterday, Deutsche Bank's head of thematic research published his latest chartbook, "The Great 2026 Reset," which delves into the market and political implications of the Iran conflict (available here to pro subs).
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[2026-05-08 03:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The US-based financial analysis firm Moody's predicts that hotel occupancy in Dubai is set to plummet to 10 percent from a pre-war figure of 80 percent in the second quarter of the year, which ends on 1 July, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.
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[2026-05-08 03:28 UTC+10:00] [Keir Starmer] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Whoever leads Britain through the next three years may have to navigate a recession, even a war. The way we choose that person needs an urgent overhaul
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[2026-05-08 03:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: US Energy Secretary Chris Wright on Thursday acknowledged that artificial intelligence will be a disruptive force, including in the jobs market, but said the revolutionary tech will ultimately bring “massively larger” positives.
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[2026-05-08 02:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Ahead of tomorrow's jobs report which is expected to show a substantial slowdown from last month's 178K surge, moments ago we got another reminder that the stagflationary iceberg remains front and center ahead of the US, after the NY Fed's latest monthly survey of consumer expectations reported that Inflation expectations at the one-year horizon rose again to 3.64% in April from the previous month’s 3.42%, the highest since September 2023.
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[2026-05-08 02:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The US-based financial analysis firm Moody's predicts that hotel occupancy in Dubai is set to plummet to 10 percent from a pre-war figure of 80 percent in the second quarter of the year, which ends on 1 July, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.
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[2026-05-08 02:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A for sale sign is posted outside a home, Feb. 10, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, file)
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[2026-05-08 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-05-08 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-05-08 01:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Three Palestinians have suffered suffocation after settlers attacked them in Masafer Yatta, according to the Wafa.
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[2026-05-08 01:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Russia’s economy contracted at the beginning of the year as weak business activity and declining oil and gas revenues strained public finances.
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[2026-05-08 01:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: MUFG will pilot-test Google's AI functions on its financial services platform in fiscal 2026. (Source photos by Nikkei)
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[2026-05-08 01:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: With hopes of a permanent truce being continually undermined by minor skirmishes and blockade infringements, it remains unclear whether this war is close to ending. And while oil prices gyrate from one Trump Truth post to the next, two weeks of Brent above $100/barrel (only just inching below as of this morning) suggests the market is not buying into the quick resolution narrative.
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[2026-05-08 00:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Oil prices fell and global stock markets traded mixed Thursday awaiting an update on a US plan to end the Middle East war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-05-08 00:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: France has emerged as a clear fan favorite for this year's FIFA World Cup in North America, according to a Bank of America survey — but Microsoft's Copilot artificial intelligence tool is backing another champion.
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[2026-05-08 00:18 UTC+10:00] [Israel] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Yona Simcha Schreiber from settlement in West Bank faces charge of assault motivated by hostility towards religious group
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[2026-05-08 00:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: City aims to broaden gold offerings and expand clearing and storage facilities to seize opportunities in the surging market
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[2026-05-08 00:03 UTC+10:00] [London Metal Exchange] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: City aims to broaden gold offerings and expand clearing and storage facilities to seize opportunities in the surging market
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[2026-05-07 23:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Hundreds of merchant ships remain bottled up in the Persian Gulf as the United States and Iran appear to be moving closer to an initial agreement to end the war. The Strait of Hormuz is the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf through which a fifth of all traded oil and natural gas passes, as Iran has restricted movement through it and the U.S.
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[2026-05-07 23:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Can a nation remain on a permanent war footing and survive, even thrive?
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[2026-05-07 23:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Across Africa, economies remain closely tied to the oil market. OPEC and its allies recently announced a production increase of 188,000 barrels per day, though the move remains largely symbolic, as actual output still falls below quotas.
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[2026-05-07 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Michael Snyder via The Economic Collapse blog,
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[2026-05-07 22:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Paul Tudor Jones said the artificial intelligence-fueled bull market still has further to run, adding that he recently bought more related stocks as he looked for parallels to earlier tech booms.
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[2026-05-07 22:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: The Kremlin said Thursday that it is not planning to offer financial support to businesses that have seen their bottom lines negatively impacted by persistent mobile internet outages in Moscow and other cities throughout the country in recent months.
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[2026-05-07 22:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: With JOLTs data showing record hiring (and ADP signaling acceleration in job additions), today we get some signal on firings as the number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits for the first time was at 200k last week (below the 205k exp) and continuing to languish near multi-decade lows (near 1967 lows!!)...
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[2026-05-07 22:30 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will pour $3.8 billion into the Suburban Rail Loop despite inflation and debt fears, money that Labor will place in a “locked box” only to be spent on a project that federal and state Coalition parties have remained steadfast against.
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[2026-05-07 22:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The commerce ministry warns the move will backfire on the EU, hitting its energy security and green transition
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[2026-05-07 22:28 UTC+10:00] [SMA] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The commerce ministry warns the move will backfire on the EU, hitting its energy security and green transition
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[2026-05-07 22:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The global market meltup is rolling on. US stock futures inch higher, but are off session highs, with oil falling for a third straight day as traders waited for updates on a potential US-Iran peace deal that would reopen oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz. As of 8:00am ET, S&P and Nasdaq futures were 0.1% higher, after the benchmarks notched back-to-back record highs.
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[2026-05-07 22:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: RT News
Snippet: A bank employee hung up on Pope Leo XIV after the pontiff tried to change his address over the phone, according to an anecdote shared by a longtime friend of the Vatican leader and reported by the New York Times.
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[2026-05-07 22:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: RT News
Snippet: A bank employee hung up on Pope Leo XIV after the pontiff tried to change his address over the phone, according to an anecdote shared by a longtime friend of the Vatican leader and reported by the New York Times.
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[2026-05-07 22:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: New report warns that rising conflicts, AI spending and energy security push are all expected to further increase global debt levels
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[2026-05-07 22:08 UTC+10:00] [United States] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: New report warns that rising conflicts, AI spending and energy security push are all expected to further increase global debt levels
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[2026-05-07 22:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Whirlpool shares tumbled Thursday after the iconic appliance maker warned that the war in Iran triggered a severe downturn, underscoring how sharply higher fuel prices and collapsing consumer confidence are beginning to weigh on big-ticket purchases.
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[2026-05-07 21:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Whirlpool shares crashed as much as 20% in premarket trading after the appliance maker slashed its full-year outlook and posted weaker-than-expected first-quarter results. Management directly blamed the three-month war in the Middle East for triggering a collapse in U.S. appliance demand.
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[2026-05-07 21:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The rally that propelled gold and silver to record-breaking highs in 2025 could pick up again if a U.S.-Iran peace deal is reached, market watchers told CNBC as prices ticked higher on Thursday.
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[2026-05-07 20:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: First phase of new scheme capped at 1,000 eateries, with successful applicants expected to be able to admit pets from July
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[2026-05-07 20:54 UTC+10:00] [dog] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: First phase of new scheme capped at 1,000 eateries, with successful applicants expected to be able to admit pets from July
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[2026-05-07 20:41 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has refiled a case before the Colombo High Court against former Central Bank Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal, relating to the purchase of Greek Treasury bond investments in 2012.
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[2026-05-07 20:36 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Prosecutors said Thursday they have again rejected a police request for an arrest warrant for Bang Si-hyuk, chairman and founder of K-pop powerhouse Hybe, citing a lack of supplementary investigation into his alleged unfair stock trading case.
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[2026-05-07 20:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Former JPMorgan banker and Wall Street high-flyer Chirayu Rana has hired an attorney who has repped Epstein accusers and other major sexual harassment cases in his legal battle with the nation’s largest bank over claims Rana was forced to be a “sex slave.”
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[2026-05-07 20:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 7 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors said Thursday they have again rejected a police request for an arrest warrant for Bang Si-hyuk, chairman and founder of K-pop powerhouse Hybe, citing a lack of supplementary investigation into his alleged unfair stock trading case.
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[2026-05-07 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Demise of US budget carrier seen as a warning sign of how turbulent it could get for China’s airlines with fragile bottom lines
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[2026-05-07 20:00 UTC+10:00] [China State Railway Group] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Demise of US budget carrier seen as a warning sign of how turbulent it could get for China’s airlines with fragile bottom lines
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[2026-05-07 19:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama has been warning that she is prepared to take "decisive action" against speculative yen selling. Market participants wonder if she might become overzealous. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Lejun Wang and Sae Kamae)
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[2026-05-07 19:09 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Much of the gains from Korea’s stock rally are redirected into real estate, limiting consumer spending
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[2026-05-07 18:30 UTC+10:00] [Michele Bullock] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Reserve Bank of Australia is less an outlier than a harbinger of global monetary trends in the wake of war-induced supply shocks
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[2026-05-07 18:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Reserve Bank of Australia is less an outlier than a harbinger of global monetary trends in the wake of war-induced supply shocks
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