MARKETS

Is BHP Billiton about to be 'save' its coking coal competitors here and around the world with a price spike for a second year in a row.

Jamelle Agbuis Apr 19, 2012

By Greg PeelMining juniors have always suffered from a high cost of funding given the speculative nature of the mining game in a world of volatile commodity prices.

Admin System Apr 19, 2012

Asian stock markets rallied Wednesday as positive news from Europe and strong U.S. corporate earnings helped restore risk appetite, with technology, commodity and banking shares leading the charge

Lawrence Villamar Apr 19, 2012

By Greg PeelThe Dow closed down 82 points or 0.6% while the S&P fell 0.4% to 1385 and the Nasdaq lost 0.

Admin System Apr 19, 2012

By Greg PeelThe Dow rose 194 points or 1.5% while the S&P gained 1.6% to 1390 and the Nasdaq added 1.8%.

Admin System Apr 18, 2012

By Greg PeelLast week a mere three transactions occurred in the global spot uranium market, totalling 500,000lbs, industry consultant TradeTech reports.

Admin System Apr 17, 2012

By Cinzia Alcici and Daniel GrosSpain faces high unemployment and slow growth. This column focuses on an important sources of those problems ? its housing market.

Admin System Apr 17, 2012

We have our eye on two major points to begin the week. The first is that the most interesting election in the world this year may be in a communist country.

Jamelle Agbuis Apr 17, 2012

Australia's largest independent coal company will be created shortly when the final stage of the friendly takeover of Aston Resources by Whitehaven Coal is completed.

Jamelle Agbuis Apr 17, 2012

By Rudi Filapek-VandyckThe Reserve Bank of Australia today released the Board Minutes that accompanied the decision to stick with the status quo on the official cash rate earlier this month.

Admin System Apr 17, 2012

By Adrian Ash, BullionVaultIt's more than "interesting" that platinum prices are lagging gold...GOLD has risen nicely since the meltdown following Lehmans' collapse, with the gold price in Dollars rising 130%.

Admin System Apr 16, 2012

Save money and reduce your environmental impact by buying previously loved stuff — with a few notable exceptions.

Jamelle Agbuis Apr 16, 2012

Australian miners and interest rates, US quarterly earnings, Spain's struggles and the IMF's latest economic outlook for the world and major economies will dominate headlines here and offshore in the coming week.

Jamelle Agbuis Apr 16, 2012

Miners in Australia, earnings in the US, and the pain in Spain will dominate markets in the week ahead, along with concerns about China, weak commodity prices and interest rates.

Jamelle Agbuis Apr 16, 2012

Burma is entering the era of the Asian world economy.

Jamelle Agbuis Apr 16, 2012

China has once again shown a capacity to surprise the west just when you don't expect major policy moves to happen.

Jamelle Agbuis Apr 16, 2012

BrightSource Energy Inc., a California solar-power developer, plans to go public, in spite of an unenthusiastic market for solar companies and an uncertain outlook for renewable-energy firms.

Jamelle Agbuis Apr 16, 2012

Does Australia have an economy that won't die?

Jamelle Agbuis Apr 16, 2012

by Peter Switzer, Switzer Super ReportMy view on the stock market this year is more cautiously positive than last year.

Admin System Apr 13, 2012

Strong gains in global equities just overnight have made the Asian shares shoot up, especially after hard manufacturing data from the United States, and as leading Asian exporters offset signs of mild recession in Europe.

Jamelle Agbuis Apr 13, 2012

Yukio Edano, Japan’s Economy and Industry Minister said Monday that two nuclear reactors tentatively met government safety standards although completing the improvements might take several years. But, Japan’s Nuclear reactors are in process of paving the way for final approval for their startup soon.

Jamelle Agbuis Apr 13, 2012

By Greg PeelThe Dow rose 181 points or 1.4% while the S&P gained 1.4% to 1387 and the Nasdaq added 1.3%.

Admin System Apr 13, 2012

The Rise Of The Machine: Does High Frequency Trading Alter Prices?By David Bicchetti and Nicolas MaystreTrade in commodity derivatives ? such as oil futures ? has grown tremendously over the last few decades.

Admin System Apr 12, 2012

Consumer sentiment fell to its lowest level in 8 months in March, in contrast to the small, but noticeable rise in business confidence in the NAB survey on Tuesday.

Jamelle Agbuis Apr 12, 2012

The pace of growth in China's passenger vehicles market has slowed after sales growth in March eased.

Jamelle Agbuis Apr 12, 2012

U.S. stocks bounced back Wednesday after a five-day slide, bolstered by a strong start to the corporate-earnings season and a drop in Spanish and Italian government borrowing rates.

Lawrence Villamar Apr 12, 2012

By Greg PeelThe Dow closed up 89 points or 0.7% while the S&P gained 0.7% to 1368 and the Nasdaq added 0.

Admin System Apr 12, 2012

By Greg PeelBetween the big fiscal stimulus package of late 2006 and late 2011, Beijing incrementally tightened monetary policy in order to head off a bubble-bust scenario ? in the economy in general and in the local property market in particular.

Admin System Apr 11, 2012

The Rio Tinto subsidiary, Energy Resources of Australia (ERA) has increased its hoped for level of production of uranium oxide for 2012 to between 3200 and 3700 tonnes.

Jamelle Agbuis Apr 11, 2012