A key leading indicator of the Australian economy suggests a lot of the headwinds that slowed the commodity-rich country over recent years are beginning to ease.

Gold edged lower in the early Asian session on cautious sentiment ahead of the U.S. PCE core price index, the Fed’s preferred inflation gauge, due out this Friday.

Oil rose in early Asian trade. Oil traders expect OPEC+ countries to roll over voluntary production cuts into 3Q when the group meets this weekend, NAB said.

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JGBs fell in the morning Tokyo session, tracking overnight declines in U.S. Treasurys.

Such an acquisition would steer a company known for its cancer immunotherapy, Keytruda, into the multibillion-dollar eye-drug market.