Daily FNArena News - Commodities

If 2009-11 is any guide, the gold price should be a lot higher than it is right now based on the latest round of the European crisis. Why isn’t it?

Uranium spot prices slipped a little more last week, but many are starting to see better times just around the corner.

A glance through the latest expert views and predictions about commodities with Goldman Sachs assessing the debt repayment capabilities of Oz miners along with base metals and ammonium nitrate updates.

Jonathan Barratt of Barratt’s Bulletin believes a low may well be forming in gold ahead of a stimulus-related recovery.

A glance through the latest expert views and predictions about commodities with revised commodity price forecasts, updates on coal, mineral sands and aluminium and the importance of yield for mining shares.

It was another slow week in the uranium spot market, with prices barely able to claw back the small losses posted the week before.

A glance through the latest expert views and predictions about commodities with CBA updating commodity forecasts and bulk market outlooks, copper prices under pressure and the Oz ammonium nitrate market.

Recent falls in the oil price mean the market is pricing in further global economic weakness but even allowing for modest growth a second half bounce in oil is expected.

Despite building expectations for uranium to rise, May was yet another steady month in the flat, post Fukushima U308 market.

A glance through the latest expert views and predictions about commodities, with Europe’s declining influence, international funds flows, nickel and emerging issues for mining companies.