Daily FNArena News

BHP has just settled on coal contracts at triple the price of 2007.

Management of Telecom NZ is likely to issue a profit warning on Thursday, analysts suggest.

The NAB business survey for March shocked even the surveyors.

No transactions concluded and no new demand appearing. That’s pretty much all there is to say about uranium right now.

The copper supply situation is looking ever more dire. One analyst team is forecasting a 40% increase in the copper price this year.

CBA has raised its mortgage rate again, ANZ has increased its bad loan provisions, and we haven’t started with first half results yet.

Insurers have not had the best of times of late, but old faithful QBE still looks a good bet despite headwinds.

It looks like Australian employers’ demand for new recruits is waning after an extended period of very strong demand for labour.

The state of the Australian economy will be clearer this week following, balance of trade, job ads, business and consumer sentiment and employment data.

The RBA currently has issues with which it has to “grapple”, noted Glenn Stevens, as retail sales figures slide.