Energy

A fall in the WTI price to below 60 last night all but killed off a big retail sales-driven rebound on Wall Street. Dow up 63. (Accessible only for subscribers before 10:15 AEST)

Forecasts for oil prices are revised sharply lower, with implications across the mining sector. Bell Potter looks at nickel one year on from Indonesia’s ban while Morgans contemplates miner cash piles.

Oil tanked again last night, setting off a big sell-off on Wall Street as traders focused on the immediate negatives and wider impacts. Dow down 268. (Accessible only for subscribers before 10:15 AEST)

Peter Switzer of the Switzer Super Report looks at the the risk, and opportunity, of investing in beaten down energy stocks.

Chinese commodity demand weakens; iron ore price pressures continue; Chinese policy affects thermal coal; and Oz oil producers sharpen cost cutting tools.

Global economic weakness fears reverberated around the globe over the last 24 hours, before Wall Street managed a turnaround from the depths last night. Dow down 51. (Accessible only for subscribers before 10:15 AEST)

While Australian traders were concentrating on bank relief and US jobs yesterday, the rest of the world was posting ever weakening data. Dow down 106. (Accessible only for subscribers before 10:15 AEST)

Nick Linton-Ffrost of Fifth Wave suggests a short-term trading idea in BHP Billiton

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

No new policy measures from the ECB, although rumour has it January might just be the month. Dow down 12. (Accessible only for subscribers before 10:15 AEST)