Daily FNArena News

A glance through the latest expert views and predictions about commodities, with buying not building a cheaper option for copper producers, positives for iron ore, coal and oil prices and some strategies for the coming year.

PFP Wealth’s Tim Price and Killian Connolly point out the silly anomalies in today’s bond markets, and why Europe will remain troubled.

As European leaders meet in Brussels to argue over what to do next, global markets watch on in trepidation.

Industry consultant TradeTech reports spot market volumes for U3O8 have already surpassed last year’s with still a few more weeks to go in 2010.

ATW’s Jerry Simmons will be presenting new timing tools in a live webinar on Tuesday.

As part of a review of the Australian IT services sector Morgan Stanley has initiated coverage on Talent2 with an Overweight rating.

A glance through the latest expert views and predictions about commodities, with bad weather offering some positives for coal, strong Chinese demand a positive for gold, upgrades for copper and revisions to energy price forecasts.

An independent gauge for inflation in Australia suggests prices for fruit and vegetables and for rents are pushing up consumer inflation.

Market strategists have started to look into prospects for 2011 and some are predicting one Big surprise.

Cool and wet weather are seeing retail sales deferred. The realisation has prompted a downgrade to a Neutral rating at Credit Suisse.