Daily FNArena News

A glance through the latest expert views and predictions about commodities, with a resolution of labour strikes seen as bad news for nickel prices and more tax related reviews for Oz miners.

Gold has failed to live up to expectations these past weeks. Does this now mean the only way forward is through a downward correction?

The spot uranium market was quiet last week ahead of the final US Department of Energy inventory sale for 2010.

A snapshot of economist responses to today’s TD Securities inflation gauge and ANZ’s job ads survey.

There’s value up for grabs among Australia’s small caps stocks, stockbrokers say.

Risk assets posted bearish signals on price charts in Q2, but the TechWizard suspects we might see a rally in the short term.

There remain mixed views on the outlook for oil prices, with ANZ Bank identifying some short-term downside risks but Barclays and Commonwealth Bank remaining positive on medium-term prospects.

February taught us not all healthcare stocks are the same. What is the situation prior to August?

FNArena editor Rudi Filapek-Vandyck was one of three guests in BoardRoomRadio’s Friday Roundtable discussion.

Westpac suggests Australia is undergoing a sea change in consumer behaviour, which brokers see as having an impact on operations for retailers of consumer discretionary items in particular.