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Worsening fundamentals have pushed down aluminium prices.

Paladin shares have responded favourably to the group’s interim profit result last week, though broker opinion remains dividend.

Weekly musings from your editor. What price should BHP shares trade at and is current investor optimism justified?

A relatively busy US calendar will offset more quiet ones elsewhere across the globe in the coming week. In Australia corporate results will start streaming in.

Asian governments have been active in introducing policy measures to deal with the economic downturn but investors should expect more will be done as the crisis continues.

The strength of Leighton’s interim surprised brokers but reading between the lines paints a different picture.

China’s exports continue to fall much harder than expected, but is there a ray of hope in the underlying trends?

Could the GFC prompt Russia to turn back the clock?

Australian employment has surprised most by booking a modest rise, but some think this is due more to faulty data than improving conditions.

National Bank’s monthly survey of business conditions and confidence support the bank’s forecast of a mild Aussie recession this year.