Base Metals and Minerals

Global markets are finally beginning to fear an increasingly likely Greek default. Dow down 107. (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.

Upside for LNG prices; iron ore rally unsustainable; curtailments continue in coking coal; copper processing costs slump; alumina in China.

The IMF has abandoned negotiations with Greece, making a default more likely and sending global bond yields back down again. Dow up 38. (Accessible only for subscribers before 10:15 AEST)

Strap in. Fresh news from Greece and a subsequent surge in global stock markets have the local futures market fired up. Dow up 236. (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.

The definitive feasibility study on the world-class Balama graphite has highlighted for brokers the strong potential in Syrah Resources.

Copper finds support; lacklustre gold trends; opportunities for Cooper Basin players; demand for bulks subdued as Chinese consumption falls.

An upbeat ECB policy meeting send global bond yields surging last night as the world awaits Friday night’s US jobs numbers. Dow up 64. (Accessible only for subscribers before 10:15 AEST)

Greece’s creditors decided to get on the front foot last night, sending the euro soaring. Dow down 28. (Accessible only for subscribers before 10:15 AEST)