Energy

The Dow rallied 141 points despite the standard grim data, although there was good news in housing. (Locked for subscribers until 10:00 AEDT)

The Dow fought back from weak economic and corporate news to be down 64.

Can Origin Energy – the star of 2008 – shine in 2009? Or is there danger afoot?

…but only gold as the US GDP goes backwards and Bad Bank hits a “snag”. Dow down 150.

Could Obama lead the world into Great Depression II? Dow down 200.

Wall Street posted its fourth consecutive rally last night as the Fed kept rates steady and pledged to keep doing more. The Dow rose 200 points.

The Dow added another 58 points last night but this time commodities took a bit of a hit. Which data are good data?

According to Barclays Capital, worsening economic fundamentals and increasing supply suggest little scope for shorter-term gains in commodity prices.

Index rebalancing has temporarily distorted the picture, but copper prices should have no other way to go but down.

While drilling activity is decling sharply, weaker economic data suggest lower demand for natural gas in the coming year.