Daily FNArena News - Commodities

Respected trader Dennis Gartman has lost his enthusiasm for gold for the time being.

A glance through the latest expert views and predictions about commodities with a Reuters survey showing analysts rmeain positive on metal prices for 2011, Oz producers the big winners in iron ore and updates on energy markets both in Australia and the US.

Spot uranium recorded a big price spike this week.

Uranium is quickly attracting the attention of the speculative investment community.

A glance through the latest expert views and predictions about commodities with Hallgarten and Barclays Capital offering different views on precious metals and UBS updating its preferred Oz commodity exposures.

A glance through the latest expert views and predictions about commodities with caution on thermal coal short-term, iron ore prices possibly having bottomed and still a lack of pricing tension in base metals markets.

A glance through the latest expert views and predictions about commodities, with Macquarie seeing lead as better placed than zinc and positives for both iron ore and platinum prices.

A glance through the latest expert views and predictions about commodities with CBA seeing scope for oil demand to surprise on the upside and some mixed data for base metals markets.

A glance through the latest expert views and predictions about commodities with Barclays still bullish on tin, steel’s outlook improving and who may deliver a quarterly production report surprise among Oz resource plays.

A glance through the latest expert views and predictions about commodities, as Chinese copper import data disappointed and JP Morgan revised commodity price expectations.