Daily FNArena News - Commodities

Industry consultant TradeTech notes spot uranium prices eased slightly last week as sellers lowered prices to close deals.

A glance through the latest expert views and predictions about commodities, with higher coking coal forecasts, investors prefering direct exposure to precious metals and support for copper and uranium prices.

Chinese nickel pig iron may be dominating nickel market sentiment at present but Barclays suggests there are still reasons to maintain a bullish stance on the metal.

A glance through the latest expert views and predictions about commodities with reasons to remain positive on uranium demand, some caution on silver and copper prices and UBS reviewing some forecasts.

Ahead of the Herd’s Rick Mills suggests harsh times of higher food prices and resulting civil unrest are here to stay.

While Citi and Deutsche bank see positive fundamentals for the nickel market, Goldman Sachs is less bullish, the different views resulting in different stock ratings in the sector.

Elevated prices for oil have started impacting on demand, plus economists have started incorporating a negative impact on global growth.

After some frenetic weeks of trading post-quake, the spot uranium market went quiet last week as participants attended a world uranium conference.

A glance through the latest expert views and predictions about commodities with ANZ and Morgan Stanley adjusting forecasts and a study showing gold is a beneficiary of oil price spikes.

Is oil above US$120/bbl indicating a speculative bubble, or are the fundamentals saying differently?