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Saxo Bank has delivered its annual list of outrageous claims for the year ahead while also offering its top trade ideas for 2010.

While opinions may be divided on the prospects for gold over the year ahead, sector preferences are fairly consistent.

The U3O8 spot price has tumbled more than 1.5%, attracting new demand, reports TradeTech.

Hot money inflows continue to support China’s accumulation of foreign exchange reserves. These inflows are complicating policy issues for the People’s Bank of China.

2009 was a roller-coaster year for oil, but one thing we learned was that oil under US$70/bbl won’t work for the industry any more.

Australia’s inofficial inflation gauge from TD securities-MI showed a 0.3% rise in December.

Weekly musings from your editor. Markets have gone up a bit too fast, too far, in my view. But then again, what’s new?

The Australian labour market ended last year on a high note, beating expectations by a mile and making a February rate hike look even more likely.

The Parker Range project of Cazaly Resources appears to offer valuation upside according to DJ Carmichael.

Rio Tinto has delivered a solid production report for the December quarter, with better than expected output in iron ore and copper the highlights.