Energy

Wall Street didn’t seem to quite know what to do last night but tonight’s jobs numbers likely forced a flat close. Dow down 12. (Accessible only for subscribers before 10:15 AEST)

It was a case of window-dressing and short-covering across global markets over the past 24 hours for the end of the quarter. Dow up 235. (Accessible only for subscribers before 10:15 AEST)

Wall Street did not fall out of bed last night, as Monday night’s “Death Cross” omens portended. Dow up 47. (Accessible only for subscribers before 10:15 AEST)

The outlook for energy, industrial metals and bulk commodities; platinum and Volkswagen; China’s grain imports.

It was Death Crosses aplenty on Wall Street last night as the technicians stir the market into assuming the August lows must be retested. Dow down 312. (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.

Caterpillar sent a scare through Wall Street last night by slashing its revenue forecast and announcing extensive lay-offs. Dow down 78. (Accessible only for subscribers before 10:15 AEST)

Yesterday’s weak Chinese data did not have as much impact on US/European markets last night as was the case in Asia yesterday. Dow down 50. (Accessible only for subscribers before 10:15 AEST)

Heightened fears surrounding China’s slowdown saw copper give way last night, while VW’s recall has sparked a new source of fear. Dow down 179. (Accessible only for subscribers before 10:15 AEST)

One by one, brokers have slashed their 2016 oil price forecasts, admitting anticipated supply-side curtailment due to lower prices is simply not happening as rapidly as first assumed. LNG earnings forecasts have thus also been slashed.