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In the next few years, a number of major global zinc mines will close due to ore depletion.

Standard Chartered expects a weaker commercial property sector in the US will also drag on the economy for some time.

National Australia Bank’s survey for June and the latest Conferene Board Leading Indicator showed mixed results in terms of the implications for Australia’s economic growth outlook.

Why does Virgin need quite so much cash given it already expected to break even next year?

UBS notes the budget deficit already appears to be tracking at a less substantial level than expected.

Macquarie Airports has internalised management via a deal with Macquarie Bank. Who’s next?

Barclays Capital notes oil demand is more sensitive to economic growth rates in Asia than in other regions.

Weekly musings from your editor. Australian banks look particularly cheap on a two year horizon, and Wesfarmers absolutely does not.

UBS is the only broker to rate Cochlear a Buy in the FNArena database and it sees upside risk to its forecasts from additional sales in China.

The Chinese government has publicly acknowledged its policy to diversify away from the US dollar and into foreign companies.