Iron ore sheds 1.1pc as downtrend accelerates
Iron ore is showing signs of buckling again with prices having slumped to the lowest level in three months.
US oil drillers seen positioning for price rise
US energy firms reduced oil rigs for an eighth week in a row but slowed the rate of those cuts to just one rig, data showed on Friday.
Goldman hires traders from Glencore, Moore
Goldman Sachs hired traders from Glencore and hedge fund Moore Capital as the bank seeks to rebuild its bulk commodities team.
'Girly gas' mans up, opens new LNG export markets
Once dubbed 'girly gas' because of its low energy value, LNG made from coal seam gas has manned up.
OPEC close to crushing US oil boom
After a year suffering the economic consequences of the oil price slump, OPEC is finally on the cusp of choking off growth in US crude output.
Iron ore tipped to hit $US40 by March
Overnight, the price of iron ore slipped US14¢, or 0.3 per cent, falling for the third consecutive day to trade at $US52.79 a tonne.
China steel output might drop 20%: Baosteel
China's steel industry, the largest in the world, is bleeding cash and every producer is feeling the pain.
Copper nears two-week low on oversupply worries
Copper fell to near two-week lows, as worries about oversupply weighed on sentiment.
Coal to stay subdued but Whitehaven a 'buy'
Amid a dim outlook for thermal and coking coal, pureplay producer Whitehaven Coal is still being ranked highly.
Diamond industry dragged into commodities slump
The China-fueled commodity slump that has torn through the world's biggest raw materials markets is now hitting the diamond industry.
