Base Metals and Minerals

Positive earnings, a successful bond auction and a commodity rebound provided a reverse of the last few days, resulting in a late sell-off. Dow up 83.

This forlorn metal is contemplating a new lease of life.

Poor data, poor bond auction, big commodity drops – but still Wall Street bounces back. Dow down 26. (Locked for subscribers until 10:00 AEST)

In the next few years, a number of major global zinc mines will close due to ore depletion.

Wall Street yet again came back from a wobbly brink last night thanks to Case and Shiller. Dow down 11.

Bond issue fears and mixed results had Wall Street wobbling last night, although resilience won out. Dow up 15.

The Chinese government has publicly acknowledged its policy to diversify away from the US dollar and into foreign companies.

Wall Street surged last night on positive housing and jobs data. Dow up 188.

BHP Billiton broadly matched expectations with its quarterly production report but analysts remain divided over the relative value on offer in the stock.

The Dow and S&P failed to mark an eighth day of rally as the market took a breather. Dow down 34.