Rumours that the US Department of Energy had found a buyer for all its stockpile sales sent spot uranium higher last week before the rumour was denied.
Wall Street wandered uncertainly last night as it weighed up sex scandals and the impact of releasing excess Mississippi water over a spillway. Dow down 47.
A glance through the latest expert views and predictions about commodities with RBS suggesting an opportunity from the recent commodity market sell-off, why palladium is a buy and updates on steel and oil.
Wrap of events affecting the market on Friday night and the weekend and a preview of the week ahead.
A brief look at important company events and economic data releases next week.
A big drop from the open soon turned into a sustained rally last night as commodities reversed and panic subsided. Dow up 65.
A perfect storm for oil saw that commodity hammered last night, taking stock indices down with it. Dow down 130.
A US$8.5bn bid for Skype by Microsoft got Wall Street’s attention last night as commodity prices continued to tick up. Dow up 75.
Oil surged 6% last night as fundamentals met an oversold market. Precious metals followed. Dow up 45. (Locked for subscribers until 10:00 AEDT)
A warning from the Consumer Metrics Institute as the downtrend in US online retail sales seems to have resumed.