Topic: Tax & Budget — Neutral reports only
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[2026-07-15 01:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Knesset Security Cabinet, together with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, approved a budget proposal of NIS 1.3 million to establish new Israeli settlements in the West Bank on Tuesday.
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[2026-07-15 01:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-07-15 00:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett told a House subcommittee on Tuesday that "the threat level" against her and other federal judges "is really high" as she testified about the high court's budget 2027 request.
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[2026-07-14 22:47 UTC+10:00] [trade deficit] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Brussels looking at ‘case-by-case’ tariffs and quotas after the trade surplus grows by almost a quarter in the first half of the year
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[2026-07-14 21:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The logo for IBM appears above a trading post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, March 18, 2019. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
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[2026-07-14 21:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: IBM shares plunged almost 20% in premarket trading, putting the stock on track for its worst intra-day collapse since the infamous Oct. 19, 1987.
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[2026-07-14 19:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Policymakers set US$8.85 trillion retail goal for 2030, betting on services, property and cars to anchor growth amid weak demand
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[2026-07-14 19:35 UTC+10:00] [E-house China Research and Development Institute] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Policymakers set US$8.85 trillion retail goal for 2030, betting on services, property and cars to anchor growth amid weak demand
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[2026-07-14 19:30 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Any cuts to Australia’s overseas migration intake will cost the federal budget’s bottom line and plunge the country into deeper debt, complicating the equation for political parties as they promise to significantly slow the flow of immigrants into the country.
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[2026-07-14 19:30 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Former assistant tax commissioner Nick Petroulias and his partner, lawyer Despina Bakis, have been hit with fraud charges for obtaining a financial advantage by deception and falsifying documents.
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[2026-07-14 17:00 UTC+10:00] [Evergrande debt crisis] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Domestic A-shares have returned to near-2021 levels as real interest rates decline, though researchers warn a sustained recovery is not yet guaranteed
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[2026-07-14 15:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump's lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service over his leaked tax returns was filed for an “improper purpose,” a judge said Monday as she referred one of his lawyers for potential disciplinary action and characterized the $10 billion complaint as an exercise in self-dealing.
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[2026-07-14 14:59 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Australians will pay an extra $336 billion in personal income tax by the middle of next decade even after the Albanese government’s latest round of tax cuts, as a greater share of the nation’s finances is thrown at hospitals, defence and the interest bill on record levels of debt.
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[2026-07-14 13:54 UTC+10:00] [Budget] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Gordon Repinski und das POLITICO-Team nehmen Euch mit durch die Hauptstadt - kurz, präzise, hintergründig. Montags bis freitags ab 5 Uhr.
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[2026-07-14 12:01 UTC+10:00] [British politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: LONDON — Nigel Farage is spending the summer railing against “the Establishment.”
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[2026-07-14 07:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: Spending tops 800 trillion won as new fund raises concerns Lee Jae Myung's record spending plan and proposed future-response fund aim to boost growth, but economists warn the scale could fuel inflation and asset prices.
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[2026-07-14 07:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: Forums, not formalityGovernment should not use public forums to legitimize preordained property tax hike
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[2026-07-14 07:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — A US judge on Monday voided a settlement between Donald Trump and the Internal Revenue Service giving the president and his allies sweeping protections from audits, ruling that his lawsuit over leaked tax returns had been filed for an "improper purpose."
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[2026-07-14 07:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Property Prices
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[2026-07-14 07:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: An autonomous bus makes a test run in the city of Hiratsuka, southwest of Tokyo, in January. (Photo by Sota Tanaka)
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[2026-07-14 06:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — The US government has already paid back tens of billions of dollars in tariffs it collected before the Supreme Court ruled them illegal, according to budget figures released Monday.
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[2026-07-14 06:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-07-14 05:00 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A leading schools funding expert says state and federal governments must audit Catholic Schools NSW to ensure no taxpayer money has been funnelled into political donations amid revelations the education body is embroiled in an explosive corruption inquiry.
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[2026-07-14 04:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Tue 14 Jul 2026 at 4:53am
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[2026-07-14 04:45 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A growing majority of Australians want house prices to fall, in some cases by more than 20 per cent, and contentious measures in the federal budget are winning more support among voters, a new poll has revealed.
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[2026-07-14 04:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Democrats and some Republicans criticised the creation of an "anti-weaponisation" fund following the initial settlement.
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[2026-07-14 04:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-07-14 02:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama encouraged the Government Pension Investment Fund on July 10 to invest more in Japanese government bonds. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Nikkei)
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[2026-07-14 02:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: FORMER Budget secretary Amenah Pangandaman has pledged to expand Islamic banking and deepen financial inclusion after having been appointed to helm Al-Amanah Islamic Investment Bank of the Philippines.
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[2026-07-14 02:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE Social Security System (SSS) remains open to pension hikes beyond scheduled adjustments but these will depend on the fund’s performance.
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[2026-07-14 02:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: STATE-RUN Land Bank of the Philippines (LandBank) could postpone plans of returning to the domestic debt market to next year or until economic and market conditions improve.
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[2026-07-14 02:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TOKYO — A pivot in Japan’s massive retirement assets would likely manifest as a slow redirection of maturing debt rather than a fire sale that could roil global markets, analysts say.
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[2026-07-14 01:27 UTC+10:00] [Budget] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BRUSSELS — The European Commission is considering stationing its officials in EU capitals, speeding up recruitment and getting the institution “AI-ready,” according to a sweeping set of proposals unveiled in an internal meeting Monday.
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[2026-07-14 00:26 UTC+10:00] [JP Morgan] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Elizabeth Warren asks Jamie Dimon if he was advised to ‘mildly threaten’ UK chancellor over tax on bankers’ bonuses
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[2026-07-14 00:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The High Court of Justice questioned on Monday whether there was any need to continue hearing a petition challenging tax benefits for donations to yeshivot attended by draft-eligible students who have not regularized their military status, after the state accepted the petitioners’ central legal argument and began implementing it.
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[2026-07-14 00:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-07-13 23:22 UTC+10:00] [EU-Russia relations] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: The Kremlin accused the European Commission of attempting to “cancel” Russian culture after the EU announced plans to cut funding for one of the continent’s most prestigious cultural platforms.
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[2026-07-13 23:07 UTC+10:00] [Defense budgets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron warned against nationalism and made a last plea for deeper European defense cooperation Monday in his final speech to the armed forces before leaving office next year.
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[2026-07-13 22:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: US equity futures are lower on a combination of US/Iran escalation (which is feeding inflationary concerns) and a violent crash in South Korean stocks (which saw SK Hynix plunge by 15% overnight, the most on record, and unironically follows its record ADR launch in the US), which has put Semis and tech under renewed pressure.
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[2026-07-13 20:48 UTC+10:00] [Tennis] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Negotiations break down over proposed revenue share
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[2026-07-13 20:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang on Monday clarified that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s appointment of former Budget secretary Amenah Pangandaman as chairman and chief executive officer of the state-run Al-Amanah Islamic Investment Bank does not clear her of any potential liability in the ongoing investigation of flood control projects.
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[2026-07-13 19:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Needham analyst Carter Goman published a report on Centrus Energy (NYSE: LEU), reaffirming a Buy rating while cutting the price target to $264 from $314.
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[2026-07-13 19:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang on Monday clarified that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s appointment of former Budget secretary Amenah Pangandaman as chairman and chief executive officer of the state-run Al-Amanah Islamic Investment Bank did not clear her of any potential liability in the ongoing investigation into alleged anomalies related to the government’s flood control projects.
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[2026-07-13 18:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: An Indonesian worker operates farm equipment in Ibaraki prefecture, northeast of Tokyo. Indonesia was the second biggest destination for overseas remittances from Japan in fiscal 2025. (Photo by Yuji Murakami)
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[2026-07-13 18:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Spending almost an entire day on a plane may sound daunting, but airlines are betting more passengers are willing to so if it means reaching their destination without a stopover.
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[2026-07-13 18:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES with more info in last 2 paras)By Park Boram
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[2026-07-13 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Monday.-----------------■ (LEAD) Lee says will create 'future response' fund using extra tax revenue
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[2026-07-13 16:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korea expects to collect at least 500 trillion won (US$332 billion) in taxes next year, a record sum, the budget minister said Monday, while vowing to establish a "future response fund" for sustainable growth.
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[2026-07-13 16:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES with more info, photo from para 3)By Park Boram
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[2026-07-13 15:48 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.
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