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Despite no transactions, the uranium spot price nudged a little lower as speculative demand increases.

Standard Chartered suggests the Chinese stimulus package will help but won’t push commodity prices significantly higher, though there are still opportunities in the sector according to Deutsche Bank.

As industrial production collapses in Europe, the ECB’s reluctance to follow the UK and US down the quantitative easing path is forcing some hard decisions.

Weekly musings by your editor. It’s getting topsy turvy out there and investors better pay attention.

As the financial crisis takes its toll on non-bank lenders and mortgage brokers, it’s ultimately the consumer who will pay.

At the last G20 meeting, leaders pledged to collectively do everything it takes to save the world. Ahead of the next one, cracks are appearing in the coalition.

According to the Reserve Bank of Australia a number of factors support the view the Australian housing market is far less vulnerable to a downturn than is the case elsewhere.

While many expect rate cuts will resume at the RBA’s April meeting, one more voice has joined the choir predicting the rate will once again remain static.

According to Bank of Finland even the fiscal stimulus package won’t be enough to lift Chinese GDP above 5% this year.

Barclays Capital sees nothing in the market at present to cause a shift from its view the bearish trend for natural gas remains in place.