AustraliaBreaking News

Anna Edwards, Guy Johnson, Tom Mackenzie and Paul Dobson break down today's key themes for analysts and investors on "Bloomberg: The Opening Trade."

Lori Calvasina, head of US equity strategy at RBC, says "everybody loves industrials in the US," but warns of the sector being "a bit" overvalued. She speaks on Bloomberg Television.

Schneider Electric Chairman Jean-Pascal Tricoire discusses how geopolitical tensions are reshaping global energy production, the growth potential across the African continent, and the role of energy efficiency and AI in powering the continent's future. He speaks with Bloomberg TV's Jennifer Zabasajja at the Africa CEO Forum in Kigali.

Archer Materials (ASX:AXE) has transitioned its biochip from a lab-based alpha prototype to an integrated, clinical-grade sensing system.

GoldArc Resources (ASX:GA8) secured firm commitments to raise $7.2 million to fast-track its exploration and drilling initiatives.

Ventia Services Group (ASX:VNT) announced a major contract renewal with Yarra Valley Water.

Canterbury Resources (ASX:CBY) announced the acquisition of six tenements known as the Monto Project.

Back-to-back inflation reports out of the US along with heightened energy prices and mounting political uncertainty have seen investors flee global bond markets as benchmark interest rates to the highest levels in nearly a year. The Opening Trade spoke with leading market voices and economists for their analysis.

Elixinol Wellness (ASX:EXL) has secured a landmark national distribution agreement with Priceline.

Clean TeQ Water (ASX:CNQ) has been awarded a comprehensive design and construct contract for a new tailings dewatering plant at the Rasp Mine.

Ranjan Mahtani, Founder and Chairman of apparel maker Epic Group, discusses how his company has been navigating global challenges, from Covid to Trump's 'Liberation Day' tariffs and the war in the Middle East. The group recently opened a net-zero manufacturing facility in India.

Shirley Syaru Lin, founder and chair of the Center for Asia-Pacific Resilience and Innovation, says it would be a mistake for the US to treat Taiwan as a bargaining chip because of its strategic and economic importance. Speaking to Bloomberg's The China Show, she also warns that Washington's unpredictability on Taiwan policy risks creating more uncertainty.