Iron Ore

Has Putin backed off in Ukraine and is the Iraqi prime minister about to be replaced? These are the questions leading to uncertainty as markets wait and watch. Dow up 16. (Accessible only for subscribers before 10:15 AEST)

Price recovery in mineral sands pushed out; zinc moves further into deficit; pressures on coal continue to mount; iron ore stabilises, for now.

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

Europe remains the source of angst as a data-related early rally on Wall Street was quickly snuffed out. Dow down 75. (Accessible only for subscribers before 10:15 AEST)

Entering the second half of 2014 several commodity analysts have revamped price forecasts with the overall outlook modestly positive, except for coal.

Italy has fallen back into recession and the German stock market is close to breaking down. Markets await the ECB meeting tonight. Dow up 13. (Accessible only for subscribers before 10:15 AEST)

Tuesday night has proven a blip as last night saw the selling return given several factors, including escalating geopolitical tension. Dow down 139. (Accessible only for subscribers before 10:15 AEST)

Michael Gable of Fairmont Equities reports the technicals are looking better for beaten-down Atlas Iron.

Wall Street rebounded last night following the bank bail-out in Portugal but is the correction really over? Dow up 75. (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.