Base Metals and Minerals

Wall Street sat on the bench last night after several sessions of turmoil, amassing very little volume. Dow down 17.

Wall Street sat on the bench last night after several sessions of turmoil, amassing very little volume. Dow down 17.

A glance through the latest expert views and predictions about commodities with updates on base metal and gold markets and what the Japanese disaster may mean for energy and bulk markets.

No further deterioration at Fukushima and attacks on Libyan forces heartened Wall Street last night and allowed a continuation of the bounce. Dow up 178.

DJ Carmichael anticipates a re-rating for junior copper explorer Hot Chili.

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

A glance through the latest expert views and predictions about commodities with Japan’s crisis expected to see energy substitution, Oz steel plays, oil price upgrades, a view on copper and silver relative to gold.

The newsflow slowed to a trickle last night regarding the nuclear threat, so Wall Street concentrated on other matters and became more bold. Dow up 161.

A glance through the latest expert views and predictions about commodities, with current threats to global growth viewed as likely to weigh on metal prices short-term.

Everyone’s suddenly an expert, and conflicting information had Wall Street on an hour by hour rollercoaster last night. Dow down 225.