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The US is home to 94 nuclear reactors that power tens of millions of homes and offices.

Uranium stocks dumped as market ‘paralysis’ intensifies

The sell-off is feeding into the hands of hedge funds, which are heavily shorting the industry in Australia.

Traders have piled into gold ahead of Trump’s announcement of sweeping levies on all of America’s trading partners on Wednesday.

Gold soars to $5000 in ‘once in 40-year gift’ for investors, fundies

The relentless rally has pushed the gold price almost 20 per cent higher this year, its best quarter since 1986. Money managers can see opportunities.

March

Australian shares are set to open lower as investors brace for reciprocal tariffs this week.

ASX wipes $42b on tariff fears; gold tops $US3100

ASX plummets in broad sell-off; gold at new highs; long-time WiseTech chair rejoins board; Todd Sampson exits Qantas; Domain board backs CoStar bid.

Molten copper flowing in China, a top consumer of the metal.

Copper hits record as Trump tariffs wrong-foot traders

Reports that Trump could impose tariffs on the metal within weeks has intensified the rush to ship it into the US, lighting a fire under ASX-listed mining companies.

Local shares are on track to open up.

ASX lifts as banks rally; MinRes up 7pc as Onslow haulage resumes

Shares higher; UBS neutral on Fortescue; Opthea drug trial spurs crisis talks; MinRes resumes Onslow haulage; James Hardie, Helia drop; gold holds near record.

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Citi reveals top commodity trades ahead of Trump’s next tariff wave

The broker believes commodity markets are underpricing the damage the next round of US levies will inflict, creating an opportunity for traders.

Ausbil’s Arden Jennings

Ausbil says this stock will be the next top gold play

Arden Jennings is bullish on gold and tips two producers that are expected to go on a tear. He’s also been buying up companies that were beaten up during the earnings season.

Anxiety is building about the impact of further tariffs from US President Donald Trump on silver markets.

Missed the gold rally? This metal is doing even better in 2025

A 15 per cent surge in bullion to pass $US3000 has been the talk of markets. But there’s another precious commodity boasting superior returns.

Gold rush hits fever pitch as fundies spruik 100pc gains

Australian investment managers are scrambling to advertise their new funds after the precious metal topped $US3000, creating a windfall for mining stocks.

Spartan Resources managing director Simon Lawson at the Dalgaranga Gold Project in WA’s Murchison Region.

Record gold price drives $4.2b Ramelius-Spartan merger

The precious metal’s record-breaking march beyond $US3000 an ounce has prompted another deal between two West Australian miners.

The sharemarket is set to rise, tracking gains on Wall Street.

ASX rises; MinRes jumps 9pc, UBS bullish

Shares close higher; China consumption rises, property prices hit; MinRes rallies; two bidders court Smartpay, leaps 49pc; Westpac poaches NAB CFO.

More than 23 million ounces of gold flowed into the depositories of New York’s Comex futures exchange between election day and March 12.

Gold breaks through $US3000 as Trump turbocharges rally

The move through the psychological $US3000 level drives home gold’s centuries-old role as a store of value in turbulent times.

Hundreds of investors have attended the 25th annual Euroz Hartley conference at Discovery Resorts on Rottnest Island.

Phil King, fund managers flock to WA for ‘Rotto’ conference

Western Australia’s Rottnest Island hosted more than 600 people – including fund managers, family offices, and chief executives of ASX-listed companies.

Traders, brokers and clerks on the trading floor of the open outcry pit at the London Metal Exchange.

Trump’s tariff mayhem creates a lucrative commodity trade

Anxiety about imminent levies on copper has triggered a spike in New York-traded prices, causing traders to scramble to ship the metal to the US.

Shemara Wikramanayake has managed expectations around the commodity division carefully.

How Macquarie may get Trumped by the new world order

A peace deal in Ukraine and a surge in US energy production could be bad news for one of the Australian investment bank’s key profit engines. Here’s why.

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The sharemarket is set to rise, tracking gains in US equities.

ASX holds near six-month low; Johns Lyng drops 12pc, energy rallies

ASX falls short of 8000; Citi gloomy on Macquarie earnings; insurers rebound after Alfred; John Lyng exits ASX 200; Star mulling new rescue bid; bitcoin drops.

Fund managers have turned bearish on oil as the outlook for the commodity price worsens.

Fundies pull money from oil with prices tipped to sink

Bullish bets on oil have been dialled back as the outlook for the commodity worsens under Donald Trump’s push for cheaper energy.

Rio Tinto signs off on new $2.8b Pilbara iron ore project

The resources giant has flagged the need to commission a mine every year for the remainder of this decade to ensure production and ore quality do not fall.

US President Donald Trump has followed through with his tariff threats, sending markets into a spin.

Markets rattled as Trump doubles down on tariff threats

Traders dumped stocks and bitcoin after the US president dashed hopes of some tariff reprieves for Mexico, Canada and China.

Lithium stocks have been hammered by the collapse in prices.

Morgan Stanley gives up on lithium rebound as supply woes return

The US broker has walked back from its bullish December call that it’s safe for investors to re-enter the beaten up sector. At the time, its top pick was Mineral Resources, which has since dived 40 per cent.

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