Best Gold Stocks to Buy Now: AABB, GOLD, GDX 
New EU trade rules could put poor countries in a billion dollar ‘green squeeze’ 
The UK has become the world’s fourth largest exporter, but can it maintain this momentum? 
The idea that US interest rates will stay higher for longer is probably wrong 
EU enlargement: What does the future hold? 
High interest rates aren’t going away anytime soon – a business economist explains why 
Will global oil supply be at risk if Iran and Israel pull the Middle East into war? 
Electric air taxis are on the way – quiet eVTOLs may be flying passengers as early as 2025 
‘They don’t have enough’ – schools in England are running food banks for families 
The Australian bonds surged during Asian session of the first trading day of the week Monday as investors turned risk-averse, after the United States’ carried out a strike on Iranian military general Soleimani.
This in turn, triggered the benchmark S&P 500 index to post its biggest decline in a month as UST bonds rallied to push the 10-year bond yield down 9bps to 1.79 percent, whilst gold prices rose to $1,588 an ounce (highest since April 2013) as safe haven demand rose.
The yield on Australia’s benchmark 10-year note, which moves inversely to its price, plunged 5 basis points to 1.212 percent, the yield on the long-term 30-year bond slumped 5-1/2 basis points to 1.824 percent and the yield on short-term 2-year suffered 3-1/2 basis points to 0.797 percent by 02:30GMT.
Essentially, the risk of military escalation cannot be discounted at this juncture as the Iranian government has said it would no longer abide by the uranium enrichment limits, while US president Trump told lawmakers he is prepared to strike Iran “in a disproportionate manner” if there is retaliation against any US targets, OCBC Treasury Research reported.
"Asian markets may mirror the flight to safety concerns today to start the week amid the elevated Middle East tensions," the report added.
Meanwhile, the S&P/ASX 200 index traded tad up at 6,645.00 by 02:35GMT.
