Base Metals and Minerals
Lithium Rising As Electric Vehicles Take Hold
Sam Green of TradersCircle investigates the rapid global shift towards electric vehicles.
Feb 10 2017
A glance through the latest expert views and predictions about commodities. Macquarie cuts oil and LNG price outlook; Philippines throws another spanner in nickel works; China’s looming capacity reductions.
Feb 07 2017
Manganese Is Energy Critical
Ahead of the Herd’s Rick Mills makes the case for manganese.
Feb 01 2017
More copper and less gold production is expected from OZ Minerals in coming years and Carrapateena’s imminent feasibility study could be a catalyst for the stock.
Jan 31 2017
Previous Stories
Record Highs For Oil, Wheat; Record Low For the US Dollar
Sep 13 2007
Wall Street range traded last night as oil and wheat posted record highs and the dollar fell to an all time low against the euro. The I-word is back.
Wall Street Bathes In Bernanke’s Silence
Sep 12 2007
The Dow put on 180 points last night as Bernanke said nothing in Europe, the US dollar weakened, gold surged, and oil hit an all time high.
Confusion Reigns, Japan Weakens
Sep 11 2007
Wall Street was unsure just what clues were provided by various Fed statements last night, while a Japanese recession looks more clear.
Jobs Crash, Dow Tumbles
Sep 10 2007
The market was expecting payrolls to rise by 110,000 in August. The real number came as a big shock.
Paladin Cries Poor
Sep 07 2007
Merrill Lynch has made its latest round of commodity price upgrades with some significant movements, while Paladin’s Borshoff tries to talk up the stock.
Woodside Mega-Deal, BHP to Take Rio?
Sep 07 2007
A rumour hit the market late yesterday that BHP and CVRD were looking to take out Rio, while Woodside has just initiated what may be an enormous LNG deal.
Gold Futures Break 700, Oil Pushes Ever Upward
Sep 07 2007
A big surge in the gold price saw Comex futures close over the magic US$700/oz level while Middle East tensions and low inventories sent oil ever higher. The Dow closed modestly higher.
Mood Sours On Wall Street
Sep 06 2007
The Dow was down 143 points last night in choppy trade. It seemed all news was bad news.
Stocks Rally Further, Gold Surges
Sep 05 2007
The first day back from holidays saw a tech-led rally on Wall Street while gold has broken resistance and shot higher.
Bernanke And Bush Raise A Cheer
Sep 01 2007
Bernanke’s statement was well received by a market assuming a rate cut will soon be forthcoming. President Bush chimed in with some added relief for mortgage holders.
