ASX set to slide, Wall Street retreats as bond yields, oil prices rebound

The Sydney Morning Herald - Oct 7, 2026

The Australian sharemarket is set to retreat at the open as Wall Street’s benchmark index pulled back from its record high.

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Barkly scores near-perfect drill hit rate at huge NT rare earths play

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Aguia hits Colombia gold record and breaks even

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Aguia hits Colombia gold record and breaks even

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TMK smashes gas flow records as Mongolian drilling gears up

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TMK smashes gas flow records as Mongolian drilling gears up

TMK Energy set a new gas production record at its Mongolian coal seam gas project, with September flows up 8% and multiple wells hitting new highs across its 1.2Tcf resource.

Gateway maps twin 4km gold soil anomalies in WA Gascoyne

Oct 6, 2026

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Manhattan strikes high-grade polymetallic pay dirt in Canada

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Manhattan strikes high-grade polymetallic pay dirt in Canada

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Flagship puts bigger fence around Canadian copper giant

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