November
Cattle market on the rebound after 70pc price plunge
A much welcome rain boon has halted the tumble in cattle and beef prices, but farmers still need to badly reduce their flocks and herds for a major improvement.
- Cecile Lefort
Iron ore tipped to hit $US130 a tonne by year end
Citi expects the rally in iron ore prices to continue if China ramps up its policy stimulus to bolster the economy.
- Joanne Tran
October
After Israel attack, oil prices now hinge on these five things
There are several geopolitical considerations that will hinge on how far Israel takes its response. For now, these are the most immediate considerations for oil traders.
- Alaric Nightingale
El Nino, fuel costs could help push rates higher, economists warn
Analysts are worried that inflation is set to accelerate from a surging oil price and the prospect of higher food prices from a hot, dry summer.
- Cecile Lefort
September
- Opinion
- Opinion
India can soften the blow as China slows
India will create a welcome floor to the global commodity market as China’s growth flattens. But it will not become a new peak.
- Soni Kumari and Dhiraj Nim
August
Chalmers tipped to deliver a second budget surplus
A $62 billion budget windfall fuelled by high commodity prices means forecasts of a deficit this year are pessimistic, Westpac says.
- Michael Read
July
This firm pays its 3300 workers an average of $1.2m a year
Profit at commodity trader Vitol more than tripled to $22.4 billion last year, prompting the company to double the average wages and bonuses it pays its employees.
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- Jack Farchy
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- Lithium
Patriot Battery Metals chairman hits back at short seller
Ken Brinsden built Pilbara Minerals from a penny stock to a $15 billion company. He says Patriot’s Corvette project is “one of the best ones globally”.
- Elouise Fowler
June
UK regulator missing in action at start of nickel crisis
As the London Metal Exchange came close to bankruptcy last year, the market regulator did little.
- Jack Farchy, Jonathan Browning and Mark Burton
May
Oil set for worst run this year as recession fears rattle market
Oil headed for a third straight weekly decline as slowdown concerns and turmoil in the US banking sector prompted investors to flee from risk.
- Yongchang Chin
March
Budget to shake up iron ore and coal price outlook
The change would boost revenue and help cover a multibillion-dollar blowout from unfunded Coalition spending programs including My Health Record.
- Michael Read and John Kehoe
November 2022
Oil slumps on China COVID-19 outbreak, recession fears
Oil prices extended their decline on Monday ahead of a new OPEC+ meeting in December and plans among G7 nations to cap Russian oil prices.
- Emma Rapaport
Ukraine ships grain despite collapse of Black Sea deal
The UN and Turkey, which co-brokered the so-called Black Sea Grain Initiative in July, approved the resumption of shipments, which had stopped on Sunday.
- Roman Olearchyk, Emiko Terazono and Ayla Jean Yackley
October 2022
- Opinion
- Federal budget
Booming commodity prices will ‘glide’ down
Australia has benefitted from the surge in commodity prices following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. But this boost is set to unwind in the coming year
- Karen Maley
August 2022
Weak demand isolates China from soaring global inflation
China has avoided the soaring rate of inflation being experienced in many Western economies as COVID-19 lockdowns sap consumer confidence.
- Michael Smith
April 2022
LME metal inventories plunge to critical levels
Stockpiles of base metals at LME warehouses are at historic lows, sparking concerns of price spikes which could lead to another short squeeze.
- Alex Gluyas
Petrol, TVs and new season apparel drive imports surge
The rising cost of petrol and buoyant sales of household electronics and new season apparel helped imports surge 12 per cent in February.
- Ronald Mizen
March 2022
Soaring commodities help ASX to stellar outperformance
The dominance of mining stocks on the Australian sharemarket has helped it outperform the S&P 500 during the first quarter by its biggest margin in more than three years.
- William McInnes
