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Gold traded near a three-month high after the US Treasury’s bold intervention in the bond market revived concerns about a weaker dollar and pushed investors toward alternatives.

Ampol posts near five-fold surge in profit as Iran war boosts refining margin Reuters

Investors who kept faith with Australian companies pursuing restructuring and leadership changes are reaping the rewards, as signs of progress unveiled during the August earnings season sent their stocks soaring.

Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis President Neel Kashkari has played down concerns over rising US Treasury yields, saying markets are functioning well. His most recent statements come after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced a plan to buy back long-term US debt. Bloomberg's Mark Cranfield

Partners Group will exit its private credit investment in Gong cha after Bain Capital bought the Taiwanese bubble-tea brand from TA Associates this month.

Vietnamese stocks may be poised to shake off a lackluster year after securing a bigger-than-expected weighting in FTSE Russell’s semi-annual index review.

BERLIN (AP) — Bayern Munich’s Harry Kane and Giulia Gwinn have won Germany’s player of the year awards for 2026. Bayern’s Vincent Kompany won the coach’s accolade, Kicker magazine announced Sunday, according to the results of its yearly polls of members of the Association of German Sports Journalist

The local authority and public mobilization committee in Bani Matar District, Sana'a Governorate, organized a light parade to celebrate the Prophet Muhammad's birthday (peace and blessings be upon him and his family).

BERLIN (AP) — Bayern Munich forward Harry Kane has been voted Germany’s player of the year 2026 and Vincent Kompany won the coach’s accolade after another outstanding season for the Bavarian powerhouse.

That was a weekend that shook up the play-off spots. Cobh Ramblers and Longford Town both won and, in doing so, moved to within three points of Bray Wanderers. Kerry FC also closed the gap by a point to move them to within seven of the Seagulls.