Topic: Tax & Budget — Neutral reports only
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[2026-09-05 02:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE country’s agricultural trade deficit widened in July as imports increased and exports declined, according to data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).
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[2026-09-05 02:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: JOLO, Sulu — The provincial government of Sulu has secured high-level legislative commitments from two senators to safeguard the province’s fiscal stability and public health care infrastructure during its administrative transition to Region 9.
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[2026-09-05 01:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Jewish communal security spending has hit a record high, surpassing $1 billion a year ($1.015b), new data from the Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) revealed ahead of the High Holidays.
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[2026-09-05 01:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: New cranes and hull block facilities are part of Imabari Shipbuilding's capital spending plans. (Imabari Shipbuilding)
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[2026-09-05 00:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: People take part in a protest against rising prices, declining purchasing power and shortages of basic goods in Tunis, Tunisia, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026. Banner in Arabic reads “The country is drowning in debt”. (AP Photo/Ons Abid)
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[2026-09-05 00:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The headlines are running rampant this morning as the world's largest (and most transparent) sovereign wealth fund - Norway's Government Pension Fund - has proposed reducing the amount of government bonds in its $2.3 trillion portfolio to boost holdings of riskier debt, with US Treasuries the most affected.
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[2026-09-04 20:42 UTC+10:00] [Budget] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: DUBLIN — Ukraine wants European countries to reopen the debate over frozen Russian state assets, suggesting a partial disbursement and broader guarantees could help break the deadlock with Belgium, which vetoed the plan in December.
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[2026-09-04 20:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-09-04 20:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The world’s elderly population has overtaken the number of young children for the first time in human history, according to a new US Census Bureau report. Europe, already the world’s oldest region, is at the forefront of the trend. People aged 65 and over accounted for 10.5% of the global population in 2025, surpassing children aged five and younger for the first time, the bureau said in its An Aging World: 2025 report.
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[2026-09-04 18:39 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: For Koreans already worried about the future solvency of the National Pension, reports that foreigners could pay into the system for only a few months, make years of retroactive contributions and qualify for a lifelong pension were bound to be provocative.
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[2026-09-04 18:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The High Court of Justice froze on Thursday the provisions allowing the government to begin implementing a law restructuring the Police Investigation Department, blocking appointments to the department’s new leadership and work on its separate budget while challenges to the law remain pending.
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[2026-09-04 15:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Jarome Luai has attracted criticism for spending time in Papua New Guinea on a promotional basis despite still being contracted to the Wests Tigers. (Getty Images: Ian Hitchcock)
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[2026-09-04 15:32 UTC+10:00] [National News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: Already have Rappler+? Sign in to listen to groundbreaking journalism.
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[2026-09-04 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: A sharp sell-off in global government bonds is exposing investor anxiety that the macroeconomic backdrop may be shifting toward persistently higher inflation, as governments struggle to rein in spending and sovereign debt.
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[2026-09-04 14:55 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Labor will spend $237 million building a bypass near Geelong if it wins the November election, as part of a road spending blitz to shore up support in at-risk seats.
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[2026-09-04 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Budget] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BRUSSELS — The prospect of the far right running a German state for the first time since 1945 will provide the clearest warning yet to EU governments about the urgency of striking a deal on the bloc’s next seven-year budget.
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[2026-09-04 11:59 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Record spending push ties youth culture access to a growing slate of arts and content jobs
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[2026-09-04 11:40 UTC+10:00] [BUSINESS] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Japanese households cut spending for an eighth consecutive month in July as rising costs for daily necessities prompt consumers to pare discretionary purchases.
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[2026-09-04 08:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: Hollow reformsPolitical caution weakens pension overhaul, leaving future generations with rising costs
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[2026-09-04 07:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-09-04 07:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Tokyo-based TG Octopus Energy aims to develop 200 small-scale solar projects per year through fiscal 2030. (Source photos by Nikkei, Octopus Energy)
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[2026-09-04 06:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-09-04 06:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Zscaler stock soared on Thursday after the cloud security company beat Wall Street's fiscal fourth-quarter estimates as rising artificial intelligence risk spurred urgent demand for cyber tools.
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[2026-09-04 05:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) Chairman Boaz Levy warned on Thursday that the Defense Ministry’s debt to the company, totaling nearly NIS 6 billion, is making it more difficult to maintain production levels during wartime, while calling on the Finance Ministry to release additional budgets and the Defense Ministry to settle outstanding payments.
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[2026-09-04 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Commonwealth Bank and Westpac are using a legal loophole to penalise long-term customers who max out their credit cards – dubbed a “loyalty tax” by critics – despite the fees being banned for new accounts more than 14 years ago.
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[2026-09-04 04:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Reform UK has pledged to cut £80bn of public spending within five years by reducing welfare, net zero policies, overseas aid and the number of civil servants.
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[2026-09-04 03:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A bill to clarify how schools should spend California’s $1 billion annual investment in arts education is headed for Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk after legislators reached a compromise with a champion of the original initiative.
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[2026-09-04 02:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Amazon held an event in Tokyo on Sept. 3 announcing the strategy for its Prime Video platform in Japan, including upcoming releases. (Photo by Hiroki Sakuragi)
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[2026-09-04 02:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TAX collections in the Philippines have remained weaker than in most other economies in the region as slower economic activity dampened consumption-based tax revenues, the Asean+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO) said.
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[2026-09-04 02:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: ARCHIVO – Varias personas toman fotos cerca de la estatua de John Harvard, izquierda, en el campus de la Universidad de Harvard, el 2 de enero de 2024, en Cambridge, Massachusetts. (AP Foto/Steven Senne, Archivo)
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[2026-09-04 02:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: ALLIANCE Select Foods International Inc. is planning an equity restructuring that aims to wipe out about $21.3 million (approximately P1.33 billion) in accumulated deficit while paving the way for a P660-million capital infusion from parent company Strongoak Inc.
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[2026-09-04 02:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BROADCOM on Wednesday forecast strong AI chip sales for the next two years, offering fresh evidence that Big Tech’s appetite for AI infrastructure remains undiminished as investors scrutinize returns on massive spending.
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[2026-09-04 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-09-04 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: CONTINUED borrowings and a weaker peso drove the national government’s (NG) outstanding debt to a new record high of P19.39 trillion in July, Bureau of the Treasury data showed on Thursday.
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[2026-09-04 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Australian economy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Bond yields across major advanced economies haven’t been this high since before the GFC – here’s why
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[2026-09-04 00:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Men catch fish in front of a container port in Ho Chi Minh City. © Reuters
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[2026-09-04 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The island’s cabinet approves supplementary budget, with heavy investment in missiles, drones and classified programmes
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[2026-09-04 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The island’s cabinet approves supplementary budget, with heavy investment in missiles, drones and classified programmes
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[2026-09-03 23:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch giving a speech on defence
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[2026-09-03 21:36 UTC+10:00] [Budget] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Reform UK could begin implementing financial policies immediately after a general election rather than waiting for a budget, Treasury spokesperson Robert Jenrick suggested at the party’s conference today.
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[2026-09-03 21:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that Russia's budget deficit, which grew by 40% in the first half of this year to reach 2.8% of GDP, poses no "critical" risk for the economy and remains manageable.
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[2026-09-03 20:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Iran's leaders are struggling to keep the war effort going while the economy reels from a record currency collapse, soaring prices and fuel shortages.
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[2026-09-03 20:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: One shop sells around 15,000 items per month, with bestselling products ranging from US$1.5 to US$7.5, comparable to a budget meal
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[2026-09-03 20:05 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: One shop sells around 15,000 items per month, with bestselling products ranging from US$1.5 to US$7.5, comparable to a budget meal
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[2026-09-03 19:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The mayor's team says neither he nor Transport for London owns the car
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[2026-09-03 19:49 UTC+10:00] [Ammunition] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur resigned Wednesday evening after national auditors accused his ministry of spending irregularities and a scandal involving undelivered ammunition for Ukraine.
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[2026-09-03 19:00 UTC+10:00] [CULTURE] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Breakout American horror film “Backrooms” arrives in Japanese theaters this week after becoming a box-office phenomenon in the West earlier this year. Directed by 21-year-old Kane Parsons on a shoestring budget, the movie has grossed over $394 million.
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[2026-09-03 18:58 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: For over a decade, I’ve navigated the complexities of North Korean affairs, security, and foreign policy from both Seoul and Washington, D.C. As the National Desk Political Team Lead, I track the pulse of geopolitics, closely following developments from the Unification Ministry and the Foreign Ministry. My mornings start with Rodong Sinmun—North Korea’s state mouthpiece—before diving into the day’s headlines from Seoul and Washington.
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[2026-09-03 18:19 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Since 2017, I have covered South Korea’s political and economic landscape as a reporter, with a focus on foreign affairs, inter-Korean relations and security.As a foreign affairs reporter, I closely follow developments from the Ministry of Unification, the Foreign Ministry and the Defense Ministry, tracking shifts in diplomacy, military policy and North Korea’s evolving posture.
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[2026-09-03 18:12 UTC+10:00] [Ulanqab] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As Chinese tech giants ramp up artificial intelligence spending, TikTok’s parent company is set to expand data centres in Ulanqab
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