Daily FNArena News

Despite last week’s falls, analysts are maintaining higher oil price forecasts.

Stockbrokers remain cautious on Minara given the company’s high cost of production and the subdued outlook for nickel prices.

Westpac has updated its economic outlook for Australia and the other major economies, its numbers suggesting a return to modest growth next year everywhere bar Europe.

Weekly Musings from your editor. I have been trying to determine where the value is on a two year horizon in the share market.

Economic data releases out of China will attract a lot of attention next week given relatively limited releases elsewhere.

Analyst opinion is divided as to whether gold or silver offers the better exposure to precious metals as there are arguments for both.

Macquarie has upgraded Qantas to a Neutral rating as the broker sees some early signs of reasons to be more optimistic.

As the group’s traffic ramp up continues to fall short of expectations speculation is mounting Transurban could bid for ConnectEast but brokers don’t see any such move as imminent.

Exchange-traded funds have been blamed for extreme volatility in energy and food prices.

Westpac Melbourne Institute Consumer Sentiment Index has delivered a “stunning” result for July.