Noble Group seeking more capital
Noble Group is looking to raise more capital after the embattled commodities trader secured a smaller amount of financing than it was said to be seeking.
WA lifts forecast for iron ore by 12pc
Western Australia, the largest iron-ore producing state, lifted its price forecast 12 per cent after steel demand rose in China, the top buyer.
Is this the shortest speculative bubble of all time?
The latest frenzy among Chinese investors has been betting on recovery by trading commodities futures, but it could already be over.
Gold at the mercy of the greenback
Gold has made an astonishing comeback this year, and most of the rally is due to weakness in the US dollar, says S&P; Dow Jones Indices' global head of commodities.
EIA's bullish outlook on global oil output
I know, I know. What with tracking Canada's wildfires and Nigeria's unrest, you can barely tell where oil's going in the next 25 minutes, let alone 25 years.
Sugar spikes higher as volatility surges
The turmoil gripping Brazil is leaving sugar traders reeling.
Oil leaps higher on unexpected US inventory drawdown
Brent surged more than 4 per cent for a second day in a row, after the US government unexpectedly said crude inventories fell the first time...
Gold higher, Goldman lifts price forecasts
Gold climbed as assets in bullion-backed funds rose to the highest since December 2013 and Goldman Sachs raised its price forecasts.
Vale may sell $US10b of its best assets
Vale, the world's biggest iron-ore producer, will consider the sale of $US10 billion of its best assets by the end of next year.
Half of all global coal assets may be uneconomic
More than half the assets in the global coal industry are now held by companies that are either in bankruptcy proceedings or don't earn enou...
