Daily FNArena News - Commodities

Gold has failed to live up to expectations these past weeks. Does this now mean the only way forward is through a downward correction?

The spot uranium market was quiet last week ahead of the final US Department of Energy inventory sale for 2010.

There remain mixed views on the outlook for oil prices, with ANZ Bank identifying some short-term downside risks but Barclays and Commonwealth Bank remaining positive on medium-term prospects.

The last week of June saw some late buying to push the uranium spot price up US75c.

A glance through the latest expert views and predictions about commodities, with an assessment of how Chinese economic growth impacts on steel markets and reviews of the coal and energy sectors.

In the view of Barclays Capital there are factors that could be positive for the natural gas market but none are likely or enough on their own to push prices significantly higher.

A glance through the latest expert views and predictions about commodities, with Macquarie looking at the impact on Australian growth of mining sector investment, how Chinese policy changes could impact and Deutsche updating its commodity sector forecasts.

FNArena has the pleasure to welcome senior resources analyst Gavin Wendt as contributor to our news and analysis service.

A glance through the latest expert views and predictions about commodities, with Macquarie offering insights on zinc, CS lifting gold price forecasts, plus more.

Chinese buyers have put some oomph in the spot uranium market.