ASX today: Futures point lower as US bond yields climb. Oil rises, Wall Street ends mixed and Australian trade and job-vacancy figures await.

Australian shares strengthened after midday as investors welcomed inflation figures that were less severe than expected, reducing concerns about another near-term Reserve Bank interest-rate increase.

Rimfire Pacific Mining (ASX RIM) adds column and tank leach tests to its Murga scandium study. Updates and results are due in October and November 2026.

Australian shares edged higher on Tuesday morning as sharp gains in Codan and Megaport supported technology stocks, with investors bracing for an imminent RBA decision widely expected to lift the cash rate to 4.60%.

The Australian share market surrendered much of its midday advance on Monday, finishing slightly higher as gains in healthcare and financial stocks offset a sharp retreat across resources.

Iron Bear Resources fell 46.7 per cent in one session when Vale declined to take up Phase 2 of the Development Agreement. This Chart Read stays on the share price chart. What the measures show, what each of them means in plain English, and whether the chart on its own supports any direction at all.

Australian shares finished the week lower after three modest daily gains gave way to selling on Thursday and Friday, as rising global bond yields, renewed oil-supply concerns and expectations of further interest-rate increases weighed on sentiment.

Wiluna Mining (ASX: WMC) seeks A$180 million to relist on the ASX. Samso reviews the Wiluna gold mine, its ASX history, the offer, the funding and the risks.

Australian Rare Earths has announced an Ore Reserve, a carbonatite discovery and a pilot plant since June. The share price is 2.2% below where it started.

Australian shares recovered some of their morning losses by 2pm on Thursday as investors assessed rising unemployment against continued pressure from global bond yields and inflation concerns.