Australia
Australia’s Liontown Resources has partnered with German platform Metalshub to digitise auctions of spodumene concentrate from its Kathleen Valley lithium project. The move aims to establish transparent pricing, boost liquidity and open access for a broader buyer pool.
Pacific Island
Pacific COP30 bloc targets direct GCF access to double annual inflows; Fiji sovereign yields and PNG (BSP:KSI) spreads eyed for repricing.
Pacific Island
Cook Islands, Palau, and Tonga unveil shared registry system enhancing credit transparency and lowering risk premiums on sovereign spreads (USD).
Australia
Non-bank mortgage balances climb to AUD 410 b as regulators flag rising leverage; (ASX:PPS) and (ASX:LCI) drop after ASIC and RBA warn of systemic-risk buildup in shadow credit markets.
Australia
Murray–Darling bloom slashes output by AUD 480 m as (ASX:ELD) drops 5% and state green-bond spreads widen 6 bps, spotlighting governance and data-infrastructure failures in environmental oversight.
Fiji
Fiji’s COP30 proposal links climate migration to development finance, using remittances—12% of GDP—as a fiscal buffer to cut sovereign spread volatility and strengthen adaptation resilience.
Australia
Utilities (ASX:ORG) and (ASX:AGL) declined after WA’s AUD 138 m billing scandal exposed regulatory lapses and triggered market repricing around governance risk and consumer protection.
Australia
(ASX:REX) jumped 31% as Air T Ltd’s AUD 190 m takeover secured jobs and stabilized regional aviation, signaling renewed investor appetite while (ASX:QAN) eased on rising competition.
Australia
(ASX:CBA) profit of AUD 2.6 billion missed estimates, triggering rotation from banks as ASX 200 Financials fell 2.4%. Margin compression and higher funding costs highlight a maturing credit cycle as defensives (ASX:CSL), (ASX:WOW) gain.
Australia
Australia’s composite PMI climbed to 51.8, signaling renewed private-sector expansion as input costs ease and hiring strengthens. Equities rose, led by ASX:BHP and ASX:RIO, reflecting confidence that the RBA has reached peak tightening.
Australia
Australia’s consumer confidence climbed above 100 as the RBA’s tightening cycle ended, lifting AUDUSD=X and retail equities such as ASX:WOW, while easing bond yields signaled growing belief in a soft landing and sustainable disinflation.
Australia
The ASX 200 (AS51) held near 7,050 as AUDUSD=X traded around 0.66, showing investor rotation into resources amid tighter fiscal settings and the RBA’s steady policy stance as domestic consumption and retail sectors weaken.