Daily FNArena News - Commodities

Bulks are not expected to endure the wild rides of 2012 while there’s some potential surprises in copper and aluminium. And then there’s sugar.

As risk appetite returns and the global economy stumbles forward, does there remain an upside story for gold?

Market activity and the uranium spot price both heated up a little last week.

The outlook for LNG, while clouded, looks positive, while brokers are growing increasingly concerned about the tax burdens on miners.

Jonathan Barratt of Barratt’s Bulletin discusses the Bundesbank’s sudden move to repatriate its gold holdings and the implications for the metal.

Ahead of the Herd’s Rick Mills discusses the growing importance of green initiatives and cobalt’s critical role in the future green energy.

With Paladin well liked operationally, the uranium spot price outlook is becoming the most important factor in a broker’s assessment.

Prices for copper, platinum and molybdenum are expected to push higher, while the outlook for gold turns a little more bearish.

Forex.com’s Kathleen Brookes observes a discrepancy between equities and other risk assets.

With oil prices expected to be anywhere from steady to positive, costs and execution will be the big stories for oil companies in 2013.