Daily FNArena News - Commodities

Steel industry consultant MEPS predicts 2010 will be a record year for global crude steel production.

A glance through the latest expert views and predictions about commodities including some differing views on base metals, UBS on iron ore and Standard Bank on platinum.

A glance through the latest expert views and predictions about commodities with some mixed views emerging for bulk materials but general upward trends in base metal and gold prices seen as sustainable.

Chinese apparent oil demand weakened in July and may decline further in coming months but analysts still see further price gains as the uptrend in global oil consumption remains intact.

A glance through the latest expert views and predictions about commodities with Macquarie arguing zinc prices have overshot fundamentals, China making changes in its commodity markets and BA-ML seeing upside for companies servicing Oz Coal mines.

A glance through the latest expert views and predictions about commodities, with positive fundamentals identified for copper but some caution on oil and iron ore prices given recent market moves.

Overall market activity is heating up for spot uranium, or so it seems. This has an impact on pricing too.

A glance through the latest expert views and predictions about commodities with Deutsche Bank on new commodity indices, Citi positive on metal prices and Credit Suisse looking at transaction multiples in Oz coal stocks.

A glance through the latest expert views and predictions about commodities, with Goldman Sachs lifting its zircon estimates, analysts updating on the natural gas and iron ore markets and arbitrage activity in copper.

A glance through the latest expert views and predictions about commodities, with fundamentals looking positive for both copper and oil and Deutsche Bank highlighting some scope for minor changes to estimates in the steel sector.