Energy

Head-and-shoulders formations, they’re everywhere this month. Try natural gas and aluminium.

Wall Street meandered on thin volume last night as investors search for a reason to move either way. Dow down 5.

A glance through the latest expert views and predictions about commodities including evidence of strong thermal coal demand, positive signs for oil prices and the implications of recent announcements in the iron ore and nickel markets.

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

Citi assesses the current state of Australia’s LNG prospects while Deutsche Bank revisits pathology stocks and RBS downgrades recruitment stocks.

In what seems like a delayed reaction, Wall Street took a tumble last night as fears of a fresh global slowdown grew. Dow down 145.

Despite Tuesday’s technical break-down, Wall Street managed to hold up last night in the face of very weak housing data and a more sober outlook from the Fed. Dow up 4.

Q3 is shaping up as a highly volatile quarter dominated by economic data and government decisions, argue Gain Capital’s Brian Dolan and Jane Foley.

A weak US housing number added to a growing renewal of general concern last night as the S&P500 fell through its 200-day moving average amidst weak volume. Dow down 148. (Locked for subscribers until 10:00 AEST)

Saturday’s PBoC announcement is above anything a well-timed PR exercise. The world needs more to sustain today’s rally in risk assets.