Topic: Financial Markets — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-21 05:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks to members of the media outside the White House in Washington, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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[2026-08-21 05:17 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A rise in oil prices is sending worries about inflation and yields in the bond market higher, erasing some of the relief the US Treasury Department created the day before. The higher yields and a big drop for Walmart helped drag the US stock market lower.
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[2026-08-21 04:59 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: August 21, 2026 04:59 | News
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[2026-08-21 04:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-21 02:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: For nearly four decades, Dr. Lacy Hunt has been one of Wall Street's most steadfast bond bulls.
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[2026-08-21 02:14 UTC+10:00] [US Government borrowing] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: As yields are dragged higher in the UK, Europe and Japan, the impact for consumers and businesses will be far-reaching
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[2026-08-21 02:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: DOMINION Holdings Inc. (DHI) is seeking to increase its authorized capital stock nearly ninefold to P30 billion from P3.42 billion as it moves to consolidate the companies that have control over the Tampakan copper-gold project in Mindanao under a single entity, potentially making Dominion one of the country’s largest mining firms.
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[2026-08-21 02:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SEOUL — Samsung Electronics is set to announce a new shareholder return policy later this month worth more than 100 trillion won ($71.75 billion), media reported on Thursday, as the company plans to share record profits with shareholders amid an artificial intelligence (AI)-driven chip supercycle.
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[2026-08-21 02:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: COTY on Wednesday forecast current-quarter earnings below expectations and withheld its annual outlook, calling fiscal 2027 a “transition year” as it pushes ahead with a business overhaul.
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[2026-08-21 01:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The yen has weakened against major currencies since the Japan-U.S. intervention.
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[2026-08-21 01:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A visitor walks in front of Alibaba booth during the 3rd China International Supply Chain Expo at the China International Exhibition Center, in Beijing, China, Friday, July 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A., File)
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[2026-08-21 00:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: MS&AD seeks to increase the profits of its overseas operations. (Photo by Sae Kamae)
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[2026-08-20 22:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Unchanged from near 1969 lows for the last five years...
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[2026-08-20 22:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: US futures slide and are trading at session lows, as bond yields surge after yesterday’s Treasury announcement, having now erased the entire post buyback-boost move; yields are 4-5bps higher as the curve bear steepens sharply with the 10Y yield now at 4.69%, above where it was before the Treasury's press release yesterday, driven by a surge in Brent above $94 after Trump vowed to unleash an "Economic D-Day" on Iran's economy.
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[2026-08-20 21:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Hong Kong developer plans to launch eight new residential projects in the second half of the year
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[2026-08-20 21:59 UTC+10:00] [Central Yards] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Hong Kong developer plans to launch eight new residential projects in the second half of the year
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[2026-08-20 21:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Lower US long-end yields, a softer dollar, and SK Hynix's share buyback announcement stabilized sentiment across Asian markets. However, shares of Chinese humanoid robot maker Unitree erased some of those massive 460% gains following Wednesday's blockbuster debut.
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[2026-08-20 21:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The Walmart logo is displayed on a store, Aug. 14, 2025, in Manchester, N.H. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
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[2026-08-20 21:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Earnings beat analysts’ estimates, with performance mainly driven by increase of new life policies and investment gains
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[2026-08-20 21:06 UTC+10:00] [Shenzhen] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Earnings beat analysts’ estimates, with performance mainly driven by increase of new life policies and investment gains
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[2026-08-20 20:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Alibaba is spending big on its AI ambitions. © Reuters
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[2026-08-20 20:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Specialist Dilip Patel works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Monday, Aug. 17, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
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[2026-08-20 20:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Tech giant posts fastest growth in cloud and AI revenue in 22 quarters, with capex up 75% amid fierce competition in the sector
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[2026-08-20 20:16 UTC+10:00] [June quarter] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Tech giant posts fastest growth in cloud and AI revenue in 22 quarters, with capex up 75% amid fierce competition in the sector
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[2026-08-20 19:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Alibaba's U.S. shares dropped 4% in premarket trading Thursday after the Chinese tech giant posted net income that plummeted 75% in the June quarter.
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[2026-08-20 19:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The fast-fashion firm originally aimed to wrap up its IPO in August, but a delay in investor orders has forced a change of plan, sources say
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[2026-08-20 19:43 UTC+10:00] [South China Morning Post] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The fast-fashion firm originally aimed to wrap up its IPO in August, but a delay in investor orders has forced a change of plan, sources say
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[2026-08-20 19:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The megacity joins Beijing in further easing financial barriers for homebuyers, as authorities push to spark a durable recovery
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[2026-08-20 19:27 UTC+10:00] [Beijing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The megacity joins Beijing in further easing financial barriers for homebuyers, as authorities push to spark a durable recovery
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[2026-08-20 19:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Fresh graduates and school leavers entering job market may pose some pressure on the unemployment rate, labour chief warns
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[2026-08-20 19:04 UTC+10:00] [Jobless] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Fresh graduates and school leavers entering job market may pose some pressure on the unemployment rate, labour chief warns
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[2026-08-20 18:55 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Fubon Hyundai Life, the Korean insurance arm of Taiwan's Fubon Life, swung to a net profit of 158.6 billion won ($113.8 million) in the first half of this year, on the back of improved investment performance and signs of a strengthening profit base, the company said Thursday.
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[2026-08-20 18:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Humanoid robots may be a decade away from their "ChatGPT moment," Unitree Robotics founder Wang Xingxing has said, following his company's soaring market debut.
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[2026-08-20 18:04 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: NSW Premier Chris Minns has admitted the government’s gun buyback scheme will result in some gun owners reimbursed for less than what their weapons are worth on the market.
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[2026-08-20 17:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: From tariff turmoil and stock shocks to market meltdowns, the global financial system has never been in such flux.
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[2026-08-20 17:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Russian strikes killed 16 people and injured more than 40 in Kyiv and the surrounding region on Thursday as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said a failure by Ukraine's allies to replenish its stock of air defense missiles was costing lives.
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[2026-08-20 17:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Russian strikes killed 17 people and injured more than 40 in Kyiv and the surrounding region on Thursday as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said a failure by Ukraine's allies to replenish its stock of air defense missiles was costing lives.
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[2026-08-20 17:15 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Australia has become an international outlier by allowing fuel made from Russian crude oil to enter the country, a parliament inquiry has found, urging the federal government to close loopholes that allow Moscow to profit from imports through third countries.
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[2026-08-20 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: World’s largest maker of lidar sensors signals ambitions beyond the supply chain, repositioning itself as a top tech firm
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[2026-08-20 17:00 UTC+10:00] [Hesai Group] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: World’s largest maker of lidar sensors signals ambitions beyond the supply chain, repositioning itself as a top tech firm
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[2026-08-20 16:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Singapore state investor Temasek Holdings is on a hot streak in India, where three of its portfolio companies have gained more than 30% after market debuts this week.
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[2026-08-20 16:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Yonhap) -- Seoul shares soared nearly 6 percent Thursday as investors bet on stronger shareholder returns from chip giants Samsung Electronics and SK hynix, and eased U.S. bond market concerns. The Korean won fell against the U.S. dollar.
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[2026-08-20 16:27 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Roh sees room to gain share as some rivals raise prices or scale back production
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[2026-08-20 16:02 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Proposed plan puts 60% of profit-sharing awards in company stock, as AI earnings soar
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[2026-08-20 15:51 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: SK hynix shares surged as much as 14 percent Thursday after the chipmaker unveiled a 40 trillion won ($28.7 billion) share buyback and cancellation plan, a move it said would mark the largest treasury-share cancellation by a listed Korean company.
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[2026-08-20 15:51 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Profitability at Homeplus remains out of reach until 2029, its revised rehabilitation plan showed Thursday, a reversal from the quick return to the black it had promised in earlier planning.
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[2026-08-20 15:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A person walks in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan’s Nikkei index at a securities firm Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
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[2026-08-20 15:06 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Gaon Cable has secured a 200 billion won ($143.4 million) busduct supply deal with a major US cloud operator, expanding its presence in North America’s fast-growing AI data center market.
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[2026-08-20 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Fears of a debt issuance glut swept across the US bond market this week, driving the 30-year yield to a nearly two-decade high
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[2026-08-20 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Fears of a debt issuance glut swept across the US bond market this week, driving the 30-year yield to a nearly two-decade high
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