Shares drop in risk off trade as Iran, the US and Israel trade barbs; Brent surges; gold miners soar; investors dump Qantas; ...

Shares tumble in risk off trade as Iran, the US and Israel trade barbs; Brent surges; gold miners soar; Magellan and ...

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Gold and silver climbed as military strikes by the U.S. and Israel against Iran spurred safe-haven demand. “Gold remains the clearest barometer of investor fear,” eToro said.

Iran also made a fresh push to resume talks with the US, the Wall Street Journal reported. Brent surged as much as 13% — before paring gains — as the conflict plunged the global crude market into ...

Stocks fell and crude oil surged as an escalation in the Middle East conflict hit markets, prompting investors to trim risk ...

Safe-haven assets such as gold and Treasurys surged while U.S. stock futures fell, as the U.S. and Israel traded deadly blows with Iran across the Middle East, sending shockwaves across asset classes.

ASX futures are pointing 0.2% lower to 9150, with the escalating Middle East crisis likely to weigh on sentiment at the open.

Qantas has crashed and Australian shares have fallen on Monday after the Middle East conflict erupted over the weekend, rippling through global markets.

Morgan Stanley rates it overweight with a $408 price target (shares recently around $347–$278), highlighting expanding backlogs and a 1.5% dividend yield. Northrop has outperformed the S&P 500, up ...

Financial markets have taken US-Israeli strikes on Iran in their stride with only modest falls in the Australian dollar and stocks and a predictable but contained jump in oil and gold prices. But ...

Italian energy group Eni is among the European oil stocks flagged by analysts as particularly sensitive to crude price moves ...