Daily FNArena News

Brokers are enthusiastic about the potential of the new client trading platform demonstrated by Steadfast Group at its investor briefing.

The US housing market is still growing a-pace but that pace has begun to ease and rising costs are pointing to elevated risks in the medium term.

A glance through the latest expert views and predictions about commodities. M&A; thermal coal; copper; and nickel.

FNArena’s Monitor keeps track of corporate earnings result releases, including broker views, ratings and target price changes and beat/miss assessments.

Brokers are keen on the deal between Galaxy Resources and POSCO that will allow for funding of the Sal de Vida lithium brine project in Argentina.

FNArena’s Treasure Chest reports on money making ideas from stockbrokers and other experts. What most assumed would be a housing market cooling could now become a more disorderly affair, UBS warns.

ALS is enjoying positive trends in geochemistry & metallurgy but its life sciences division still lags commodities as margin pressures remain stubborn.

Ahead of the Herd’s Rick Mills concludes that the global copper market is heading for a major shortfall in the next decade.

Peter Switzer of the Switzer Super Report

Metcash signalled earnings are likely to be flat in FY18 and it may lose a customer from FY20. Brokers are underwhelmed by the news.