Precious Metals

The Chartist reports USD gold remains in an up-trend but is wavering, with danger present on the downside.

The potential for a June rate hike is greater than assumed, according to the Fed minutes. After a wild ride, Dow down 3. (Accessible only for subscribers before 10:15 AEST)

Bid for AWE and near and longer term oil trends; silver outperforms; ample zinc stocks; and Macquarie upgrades near term outlook for iron ore.

A jump in US CPI had investors running for the hills ahead of a June Fed rate hike last night. Dow down 180. (Accessible only for subscribers before 10:15 AEST)

Warren Buffet last night revealed he’d bought into Apple. Dow up 175. (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.

More earnings result misses from US chain stores and ongoing weakness in Apple are keeping a lid on Wall Street. Dow up 9. (Accessible only for subscribers before 10:15 AEST)

Weak earnings in retail and a rare miss from Disney sent Wall Street right back down again last night. Dow down 217. (Accessible only for subscribers before 10:15 AEST)

Oil has bounced but otherwise no one is entirely sure why Wall Street posted its best session in two months. Dow up 222. (Accessible only for subscribers before 10:15 AEST)

Offshore markets have not taken the weaker Chinese data well, but Wall Street managed to hold its ground. (Accessible only for subscribers before 10:15 AEST)