Topic: Tax & Budget — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-20 10:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-20 10:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Yonhap) -- Seoul shares opened higher Thursday, tracking overnight gains on Wall Street as U.S. Treasury yields eased on plans for increased debt buybacks.
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[2026-08-20 09:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-20 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-20 08:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-20 08:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — The US gross national debt has surged past $40 trillion for the first time, government data showed Wednesday, outstripping earlier forecasts at a pace fuelled in part by President Donald Trump's invalidated tariffs.
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[2026-08-20 07:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Total US debt has topped $40 trillion for the first time, the Treasury Department said on Wednesday, drawing fresh warnings that a fiscal crisis is brewing as ballooning costs for social safety-net programs and interest payments far outstrip revenues held back by tax cuts.
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[2026-08-20 07:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The New York Stock Exchange is seen in New York, Thursday, March 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
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[2026-08-20 06:45 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
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[2026-08-20 06:40 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-08-20 06:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Government debt has eclipsed $40 trillion, passing yet another staggering benchmark for red ink, according to the Treasury Department.
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[2026-08-20 06:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The US Treasury announced on Wednesday it will at least double the size of its government debt repurchases to steady a bond market that has come under increasing inflationary pressure.
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[2026-08-20 05:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-20 05:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-20 05:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-20 05:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-20 04:55 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The nation’s governments will owe a combined $2 trillion by the end of the decade as the states and territories borrow at extraordinary rates that will force them to spend more of their budgets servicing their debts.
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[2026-08-20 04:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: US national debt has more than doubled in a decade to reach a milestone $40tn (£29.4tn), Treasury figures show.
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[2026-08-20 04:17 UTC+10:00] [Budget] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: PARIS — After a summer of extreme, climate change-driven heat, France must spend billions of euros to help the country rebuild and ensure it is better prepared the next time the mercury rises and records fall.
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[2026-08-20 02:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The U.S. Treasury Department said it would temporarily raise the upper limit for debt buyback operations. © Reuters
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[2026-08-20 02:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) sent more than 81,000 letters warning cryptocurrency holders they may owe capital gains tax in the past year.
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[2026-08-20 02:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: FOR many Filipinos, retirement is the reward for a lifetime of hard work. For decades, we wake up early, build our careers, raise our families and prepare for the future. We are constantly reminded: save and invest, spend wisely and save more today so we can enjoy tomorrow.
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[2026-08-20 01:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The UAE’s incoming tax on e-cigarette and vape liquids will deter young people from picking up the habit while encouraging current users to reduce their consumption, according to doctors, smokers and retailers.
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[2026-08-20 01:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The UAE’s incoming tax on e-cigarette and vape liquids will deter young people from picking up the habit while encouraging current users to reduce their consumption, according to doctors, smokers and retailers.
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[2026-08-20 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Renting] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Property experts at National Australia Bank and Ray White say their analysis has been misunderstood. So how high will rents really rise?
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[2026-08-20 01:00 UTC+10:00] [National disability insurance scheme] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Some participants could lose 50% of their budget for paying carers to accompany them to job or social programs
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[2026-08-20 00:57 UTC+10:00] [US economy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Yields, at recent highs this week, dropped after treasury’s vow to ‘provide greater liquidity support’ to bond market
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[2026-08-19 23:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The city state plans to exempt from tax investment profits earned by fund managers from managing certain funds
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[2026-08-19 23:35 UTC+10:00] [Alternative Investment Management Association] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The city state plans to exempt from tax investment profits earned by fund managers from managing certain funds
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[2026-08-19 22:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The Treasury Department on Wednesday said it will more than double the size of its government debt repurchases, sending yields sharply lower at a time of substantial market stress.
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[2026-08-19 22:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-19 22:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-19 22:00 UTC+10:00] [Film] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: After being shelved as a tax-writeoff, this Looney Tunes reboot redraws the hapless hunter as the Erin Brockovich of the cartoon world
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[2026-08-19 20:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: How did a low-budget, low-quality animated film become a surprise smash hit at the Chinese box office?
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[2026-08-19 20:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Company boosts office footprint despite insurance sector’s concerns over China’s tax clampdown
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[2026-08-19 20:36 UTC+10:00] [Hong Kong property] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Company boosts office footprint despite insurance sector’s concerns over China’s tax clampdown
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[2026-08-19 20:15 UTC+10:00] [Digital tax] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: LONDON — Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s government said the U.K. is willing to discuss American concerns over its digital services tax amid renewed pressure from the White House.
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[2026-08-19 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Una vista general del exterior de la Corte Penal Internacional se ve en La Haya, Holanda, el 12 de marzo de 2025. (AP Foto/Omar Havana, Archivo)
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[2026-08-19 19:52 UTC+10:00] [Budget] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Ein Analyse-Podcast von POLITICO Deutschland. Wöchentlich, in 25 Minuten.
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[2026-08-19 19:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: BERLÍN (AP) — Las autoridades arrestaron a un hombre ucraniano el miércoles en Croacia en relación con las explosiones submarinas que dañaron los gasoductos Nord Stream entre Rusia y Alemania en 2022, informó el fiscal federal de Alemania.
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[2026-08-19 19:45 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Australian renters are being warned they will be caught between US President Donald Trump’s soaring budget deficits, vested property interests and the federal government’s own changes to property taxes with the only relief likely to come from a large increase in new homes.
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[2026-08-19 19:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Growing fiscal risks, softer economic data and uncertainty over Federal Reserve policy could intensify pressure on the U.S. dollar, despite recent strength, according to currency strategists.
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[2026-08-19 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ProPublica
Snippet: The sums are vast, but the explanations for the spending range from vague to inscrutable. Consider these items in the law that funded the Department of Defense this year:
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[2026-08-19 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Submitted by Thomas Kolbe
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[2026-08-19 17:46 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Independent senator Jacqui Lambie has launched a scathing attack against the federal government’s plan to cap allied health spending for veterans at $5000 a year, warning the contentious measure could cost lives.
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[2026-08-19 17:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: In recent weeks, with the elections drawing nearer, the Prime Minister's Office has been promoting the National Artificial Intelligence Directorate that has been established under its auspices over the past year. Early this month, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a ceremonial press conference at which he launched the Directorate and introduced its head, former IDF visual and geospatial intelligence Unit 9900 Brig.
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[2026-08-19 17:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: India's auto companies recorded some of the strongest revenue growth in the April-June quarter, with demand lifted by both personal income and goods and services tax cuts last year, according to an ICRA report. © Getty Images
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[2026-08-19 17:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead; UPDATES with more details throughout; TRIMS)By Kang Yoon-seung
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[2026-08-19 16:35 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Specialist urges world’s third-largest pension fund to turn reform rules into action
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[2026-08-19 16:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto gestures as he delivers his annual state of the nation address on Aug. 14. In his budget speech the same day, he announced macroeconomic targets that economists say are "ambitious." © Reuters
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