A softer-than-expected core inflation reading, a day after the Reserve Bank's rate hike, sends traders scrambling to price out a November follow-up move — lifting the ASX 200 while Wall Street trades quietly overnight and the Aussie dollar dips.

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Regulators strip FICO of its lock on mortgage pricing, sending the stock into its worst day in years, while Wall Street trades quietly overnight and the Aussie dollar slips below 70 US cents despite the Reserve Bank's rate hike to a 15-year high.

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This episode covers Kodiak Sciences' extraordinary overnight rally after a pivotal trial win for its wet macular degeneration treatment, plus a wrap of a rough Monday on Wall Street driven by fresh Iran tensions, and what to expect from today's Reserve Bank rate decision.

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This episode covers Northern Star Resources knocking back a $38.7 billion takeover approach from South Africa's Gold Fields, plus a wrap of the day — a barely-moved ASX, Friday's stronger Wall Street close, and oil spiking on fresh Iran tensions.

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This episode covers Microsoft's Friday stock jump after a major Copilot overhaul added coding tools and a persistent AI agent, plus a wrap of the week's close — Wall Street up, the ASX down, and gold pushing to a fresh high.

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Netwealth takes a hit fighting a class action tied to the collapsed First Guardian super fund, dragging the ASX to a fresh low for the week, while an AMP economist flags how much worse petrol prices could get if the Iran crisis drags on.

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Xi Jinping's Washington visit ends with a short trade-truce extension rather than the longer deal markets wanted, Wall Street shrugs it off, and the ASX has a shakier morning as bond yields and oil both push higher.

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A spike in US Treasury yields drags Wall Street and the ASX lower, oil holds near four-month highs, and new survey figures show how many young Australians are still living at home..

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Singapore telco Tuas posted a blowout FY26 profit, but its shares got smashed after its $1.4 billion deal to buy rival M1 officially fell apart over a spectrum-licensing probe. Plus the ASX, AUD, Wall Street and oil wrap, and Solomon Lew's return to Myer's board.

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A Greenland-based rare earths miner's shares rocket after a fresh security deal spotlights its critical minerals, while Wall Street stays calm near record highs and the ASX closes modestly firmer.

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