Daily FNArena News

Both credit Suisse and Deutsche bank have reviewed the Australian pathology sector to account for changes in market conditions and expectations.

Consumer confidence in Australia has bounced in a much stronger fashion than was expected.

A glance through the latest expert views and predictions about commodities, as Chinese copper import data disappointed and JP Morgan revised commodity price expectations.

The inability of the spot uranium price to break out of the doldrums (down again this week) has led to broker target price cuts for Australian miners.

National Australia Bank’s Monthly Business Survey for June showed business oconfidence levels were steady as conditions improved slightly.

PFP Wealth’s Tim Price has a stern warning for today’s governments and central bankers.

The recently established Dagong credit rating agency has made its first sovereign assessments, rating US bonds AA, Britain’s AA- and Australia’s AAA.

A snapshot of economist responses to today’s housing finance data and the inflationary case for a rate hike next month.

The market agrees oil prices will head higher as the global economy recovery and market fundamentals improve, with RBS Australia offering its preferred list for playing the sector.

Gold should see more weakness in the short term, but a bottom is looming, predict chartists at Barclays.