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ASX 200 climbs 1.37% to 8,844 as US payrolls miss; gold above 4,100
ASX 200 +1.37% to 8,844 as soft US payrolls lift Fed hold bets; gold rebounds above $4,100, capping choppy week ahead of FY26/FY27 open.
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Gold surge helps ASX to a weekly rise
Gold rally fuels ASX weekly gain as miners surge; Catalyst Metals +19%, Genesis Minerals +16%, Newmont +5%, Fortescue slips on China move.

ASX Weekly Wrap: Narrow Leadership, Sticky Core Inflation & Weak Aussie
ASX 200 near 8,764 as Judo Capital dives 39% on funding-cost fears; week capped by hawkish Fed, sticky core inflation and volatile leadership.

The Weekly Finger: Geopolitical Whiplash, the Copper Play, and Washington’s Poolside Circus
Geopolitical shock after Versailles talks collapse as Trump’s remarks spike risk; traders pivot from oil to copper on enduring global infrastructure demand.
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AI, Space and Defence Megatrends: Why WBT, EOS, and CDA could be ASX winners this decade
AI, space and defence megatrends push ASX stocks WBT, EOS and CDA as potential decade winners

Weekly Wrap: ASX 200 Slips On Resource Rout; BHP Hit By Potash Cost Overrun
ASX 200 dips 0.9% as BHP slides 5.6 on US$6.9b Jansen potash overrun; resources slump while healthcare jumps ~5%—defensives lift in this weekly wrap.

The Weekly Finger: On Green and Gold, and Oil and Gold
Oil inventories near lows despite Iran peace chatter; gold and oil diverge on the energy complex. Small Caps weekly market wrap on ASX stocks.

Five New Stocks For The Healthcare Sector Rotation: PME, TLX, TNE, 360, and SDR
ASX healthcare rotation heats up as PME, TLX, TNE, 360, SDR emerge—five stocks positioned to ride the sector shift amid oil, inflation and volatility.

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Spark+ Aussie Equities Day 2026 to Connect ASX Companies and Investors in Singapore
ASX firms head to Singapore for Spark+ Aussie Equities Day 2026 at Marina Bay Sands, linking 18+ ASX-listed companies with regional investors.

Five Stocks Driving the AI Revolution: MP1, MAQ, DDR, NXT, And DTL
ASX AI rally: MP1, MAQ, DDR, NXT, DTL surge as trillions pour into data centres, cloud and software—spot the next winners in small caps.

Weekly Wrap: AI Boom Offsets Mining Weakness as Markets Navigate Growth, Rates and Geopolitical Risks
Megaport rockets on $827.3m AI cloud raise as healthcare rebounds; miners fade with iron ore weakness amid rates and Middle East risk.