US Libor tops 1 per cent

The London interbank offered rate for three-month dollars was fixed at 1.00511 per cent, the highest level since 1.00688 ...

The rate banks charge each other to borrow dollars for three months rose above 1pct for the first time since May 2009.

Iron ore with 62 per cent content in Qingdao, which hit a two-year high of $US83.58 on December 12, fell 0.9 per cent to ...

Iron ore prices to pull back

Iron ore is primed for a retreat, according to the most accurate forecaster in the final quarter of last year.

Sugar row risk to economy

There are enormous risks to the Australian economy if foreign investors are "picked on", FIRB chair Brian Wilson has warned.