Base Metals and Minerals

Ongoing rallies in commodity prices are driving markets higher, albeit Wall Street’s correlation to the oil price is fading. Iron ore goes nuts. Dow up 67. (Accessible only for subscribers before 10:15 AEST)

Self regulating mine supply; base metal malaise; zinc supply not tight enough; tin price rally likely short-lived; what if Indonesia lifts its export ban?

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

Wall Street stumbled through a second low volume session as tonight’s jobs numbers loom. Dow up 44. (Accessible only for subscribers before 10:15 AEST)

Oil fell and then recovered last night, so Wall Street did as well. Dow up 34. (Accessible only for subscribers before 10:15 AEST)

Global markets were off to a flyer yesterday on the first day of the new month. Dow up 348. (Accessible only for subscribers before 10:15 AEST)

Wall Street slipped to a soft close for the end of month, ignoring a rally in oil. Dow down 123. (Accessible only for subscribers before 10:15 AEST)

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

More talk of an emergency OPEC meeting turned oil around yet again and ensured Wall Street closed higher. Dow up 212. (Accessible only for subscribers before 10:15 AEST)

Iron ore price rally; large bounce in sugar prices; bear case for thermal coal; zinc outlook brightens; and is Indonesia’s ore export ban set to reverse?