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The number of job ads in Australia continues trending lower, but ANZ economists do not expect any sustained downturn in employment.

Energy Developments has announced a strategic review and Macquarie sees this as the group putting up the “For Sale” sign.

As the “will they won’t they” debate on Australian interest rates twists and turns, this week sees the latest employment data.

State Street’s graphic interpretation of institutional investor sentiment suggests we are likely to see a further deterioration in risk appetite first, before a recovery will follow.

While some investors may be getting nervous about the outlook for commodity prices Barclays Capital notes structured products and those targeting new markets in the sector are growing in popularity.

Chartists at Barclays Capital expect gold to break through resistance at around US$950 per ounce in coming weeks but National Bank suggests this rally may be the peak for the metal.

This small company is exploiting its talent for creating innovative technologies for use in the global mining and metals industries.

Macquarie Countrywide has won a reprieve from its lenders, but is the shattered REIT now offering value?

Further weak economic data suggest the Australian economy is close to contracting, with Stephen Koukoulas at TD Securities seeing scope for a rate cutting cycle to begin before the end of the year.

Weekly musings by your editor. What is going to trigger a bounce in the Australian share market?