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Catalina Resources (ASX:CTN) has commenced a reverse circulation drilling program at its Breakaway Dam Copper Project.

Gold hits US$5360 as Middle East conflict drives a 5-day rally. Rising energy costs and inflation fears fuel safe-haven demand as traders eye a September Fed rate cut.

FBR (ASX:FBR) has achieved a commercial milestone, announcing a binding Wall as a Service offtake agreement with Victorian modular building firm AMOVEO.

Australian total dwelling approvals sliding 7.2% in January to a seasonally adjusted 14,564.

Magellan Financial Group (ASX:MFG) completed a $130 million non-underwritten institutional placement to deepen its investment in Barrenjoey.

Australia's current account deficit widened by $2.8 billion in the December quarter 2025, reaching a total of $21.1 billion, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

Defence Minister Richard Marles has confirmed that an Iranian missile strike targeted the Al Minhad Air Base in the United Arab Emirates.

Goldman Sachs' Timothy Moe says a spike in oil prices due to the Iran conflict could impact corporate earnings in Asia. He also tells Bloomberg Television why there are opportunities in the Asian defense sector.

Perth-based explorer Miramar Resources (ASX:M2R) has completed a reverse circulation drilling program at its flagship Gidji Joint Venture Gold Project.

Lindian Resources (ASX:LIN) executed a binding term sheet to acquire 100% of an existing mixed rare earths carbonate processing facility located in Stepnogorsk, Kazakhstan.

Fletcher Building (ASX:FBU) has bolstered its long-term outlook by securing a major 10-year contract with New Zealand Transport Agency Waka Kotahi.

Conrad Asia Energy (ASX:CRD) announced a milestone for its Mako Gas Project, located in the Duyung production sharing contract area in Indonesia's Riau Islands Province.