Base Metals and Minerals

Down 600 on Monday, up 400 on Tuesday, down 500 on Wednesday, up 400 last night.

If the US is AA+, how can France be AAA given its exposure to euro-debt? That trickle of concern turned into a flood last night. Dow down 519.

There was no QE3 announced last night but markets have rebounded anyway for the simple reason the buyers have moved in. Dow up 429.

Wall Street tried to recover from an inevitable morning drop but as was the case in Australia yesterday, that recovery failed. Dow down 634.

Surprising as it may seem, ATW’s Jerry Simmons spotted some positive market signals for equities last week.

Weekly update on recommendation, target price, and earning forecast changes.

Wrap of events affecting the market on Friday night and the weekend and a preview of the week ahead.

ECB intervention confusion in Europe sent a fragile market over the edge last night as margin call selling affected an accelerating slide. Dow down 512.

A glance through the latest expert views and predictions about commodities with positives identified for precious metals, iron ore and aluminium, disappointments for copper supply and potential energy sector catalysts.

Wall Street managed to turn another sharp loss into a small gain last night as buyers took advantage of what they see as oversold conditions. Dow up 29.