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

Nex Metals (ASX:NME) formed a joint venture with Wangkatja Tjungula Aboriginal to pursue a Western Australian gold-copper exploration licence.

4DMedical (ASX:4DX) reported operating revenue of $278 million as of June 30.

Brett Blundy acquired local lingerie and apparel brands, including Bras N Things and Bonds, for $700 million.

Clime Investment Management (ASX:CIW) concluded its strategic transformation and issued a final dividend guidance of $0.005 per share.

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX:CBA) will move 1.5 million customers into no-fee bank accounts following a determination by ASIC.

President Trump says his US-led Board of Peace has reached a deal to disarm Hamas and other armed groups in Gaza and establish a new Palestinian government. Hamas has agreed to the deal. Ian Parmeter, former Australian ambassador to Lebanon & Research Scholar at the Australian National University's Center for Arab and Islamic studies spoke to Bloomberg's Abeer Abu Omar on Horizons Middle East & Africa on whether President Trump will claim this as a win in his bid to end wars.

The Bank of Japan has kept its rate policy unchanged and nudged its economic growth forecast higher. Officials stop short of confirming an intervention that drove the yen sharply higher. Hiromi Ishihara, Head of equity investment at Amundi Japan told Bloomberg's Abeer Abu Omar on Horizons Middle East & Africa what investors are watching out for.

Situational Awareness, Leopold Aschenbrenner's hedge fund, was forced to sell billions of dollars of technology investments that had rapidly lost value, as nervous banks began to demand more collateral for his trades. Ken Griffin's Citadel hedge fund reached out to Situational Awareness and snapped up the investments at a discount, according to a person familiar with the matter. Bloomberg's Anthony Stephens reports.

A big week of earnings results for some of the world's most influential companies has been underscored by the global AI infrastructure buildout, tightening supply chains and ongoing geopolitical uncertainty. The Opening Trade spoke to CEOs and corporate heavy weights to get clarity on their second-half outlook and whether they remain optimistic on returns from their AI investments.

FlexiRoam (ASX:FRX) posted its first full-year positive operating cash flow of $2.7 million for FY26.

DPM Metals (ASX:DPM) reported net earnings of $230 million for the second quarter of 2026.