China and Emerging Markets

The big sell-off in US bonds was the focus last night while markets look out for a Chinese rate rise on the weekend. Dow up 13.

A glance through the latest expert views and predictions about commodities, with buying not building a cheaper option for copper producers, positives for iron ore, coal and oil prices and some strategies for the coming year.

As European leaders meet in Brussels to argue over what to do next, global markets watch on in trepidation.

A glance through the latest expert views and predictions about commodities, with bad weather offering some positives for coal, strong Chinese demand a positive for gold, upgrades for copper and revisions to energy price forecasts.

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

Strong global manufacturing data and a solid private jobs report put Wall Street back into forward gear last night, and now there’s talk of the Fed printing money to help the IMF to save Europe. Dow up 250.

Wall Street was unable to shake off European concerns at the end of the month despite some positive economic data. Dow down 46.

A glance through the latest expert views and predictions about commodities with reasons offered why copper and gold can go higher, some new coverage of nickel stocks and an update on the global steel market.

Rio Tinto tantalised investors at its seminars last week, but analysts do not necessarily see capital management in the shorter term.

A glance through the latest expert views and predictions about commodities with some positives identified for palladium, analysis of Chinese trade data and an update on the rare earth market.