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Powell(ful) pressure

Bessent calls for full Fed probe as Trump ally refers Powell for criminal case

Licence loop

Polymarket buys QCX for US$112 million to regain US access

EU Bloc-ed

UK to pay to join EU’s €150b defence fund: FT

Trump Treasury

Trump Media buys US$2b in bitcoin to become ‘crypto treasury’

Property lobbyists set for separate roundtable ahead of Chalmers' reform summit

Mixed Outlook

Australia's project investment pipeline at record high despite global uncertainty

New Chief

BP appoints Albert Manifold as new chair

Sacre Bleu

X refuses to hand over data for ‘politically motivated’ French probe

Please Report

GFG Alliance Group companies ordered to lodge annual reports with ASIC

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Crossed wires

Market Wrap

ASX closes lower; Westpac, CBA led banking decline

Property Play

Cromwell Property Group shares lift as Brookfield set to buy 19.9% stake

Flood of Demand

Iron ore majors lift as futures index surges on Chinese megadam plans

Over and out

Spartan Resources to suspend trading as court approves Ramelius merger

Amped Up / Update

AMP shares soar on strong Q2 result

Executive Move

Bell Financial Group appoints Nick Hamilton as CFO

Capital Gains

All eyes on Macquarie

Market Open / Update

ASX falls 1.1% as big banks lead losses

Hard Sell

Eagers Automotive shares drop as UBS downgrades to 'sell'

Deal Delays / Update

Insignia Financial shares slide on CC Capital takeover uncertainty

Mining Services

Perenti reports 87% leap in expected cash flow for FY25

Mining Moves / Update

South32 shares rise after beating FY25 guidance

Gold Gains / Update

Regis Resources shares lower as FY26 cost guidance misses estimates

Market Open / Update

ASX opens lower; Block rockets 11% on S&P 500 inclusion

Profit Slides

BKI reports 4% fall in FY25 net profit but lifts final dividend

Deal Delays

Insignia Financial says 'no certainty' of CC Capital buyout as talks continue

Alloy Investment

IperionX halts trading ahead of potential capital raise announcement

Amped Up

AMP platforms cashflow increased by 63% in Q2

Takeover Talk

Abacus Storage King grants due diligence on $2.2b buyout

Mining Moves

South32 beats production guidance, quarterly sales jump 21%

Gold Gains

Regis Resources hits top end of FY25 guidance, buys Great Southern prospect

Market Open

Australian shares to slip ahead of big Wall Street earnings week

Standup

Japan's Ishiba vows to stay after projected upper house loss

Labor's cryptocurrency taskforce comes into focus

Blackbird-backed Caligra opens pre-orders for developer-focused computer

Israel-Hamas War

73 Palestinians killed while trying to access aid in Gaza, health ministry says

Exit Polls

Japan's ruling coalition set to lose majority of upper house

Under Surveillance

Metrics not aware of any ASIC probe: Bloomberg

Forward Guidance

RBA minutes, Bullock's speech to shed new light on rates as Parliament returns

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