Bets China is preparing to boost growth have listed metals.

ASX set to edge higher

Local shares are poised to edge higher at the open as metals bounced on bets that China is preparing to boost efforts to bolster growth.

ASX seen lower, fuelled by oil rout

Local shares are poised to start the week on the backfoot, pressured by another drop in the price of oil. Wall Street fell on Friday too.

Commodities resume slide, $A falls

US oil fell below $US35 a barrel, while gold and copper faltered. The ASX is poised to open lower as resource stocks weigh on Wall Street.

$A higher, European equities slump

It's going to be a busy day for local investors with a key focus on the RBA's latest meeting minutes and Treasury's mid-year economic review...