Daily FNArena News - Commodities

The first week of the new quarter brought a halt to frantic end of quarter selling, allowing the uranium spot price to recover slightly.

Breakdown in mineral sands discipline; support for gold; copper vulnerable to downside; nickel still loss-makiing; Oz iron ore shipments decline; steel margins expand.

March saw an uptick in traded uranium volumes but also ongoing price pressure.

Mixed signals for copper; aluminium prices under threat; specific commodity exposure more critical for Australian resources; a steel & scrap rally.

Market analysts at FXCM discuss the technical picture for oil contrasted with sentiment measures.

What will it take for crude to rise?; focus on copper to return to China & production; divergence in aluminium prices.

Revenue trends in China; Chinese resources demand; hard times for coal; speculative buying in copper.

The uranium spot market continues to hold out for indications of price direction once settlements occur on several outstanding term contract tenders.

Ahead of next month’s (possible) production freeze meeting, market analysts at FXCM evaluate the world’s major oil producers and their influence.

After plunging sharply these past weeks, spot uranium found some support at lower levels last week.