Iron ore slumps most in 2017
Iron ore prices have come under pressure as Chinese steel mills appear to be nearing the end of their current stockpile build, but analysts are not yet expecting a prolonged selloff.
Fonterra posts modest gain in profit
Fonterra, the world's largest dairy exporter, has delivered a 2 per cent rise in first-half net profit and held price it pays farmers for milk at $NZ6 per kg.
Hebei Steel revamp approved
Hebei Steel Group has won approval for a $8 billion project that will reduce its steel capacity by nearly 2 million tonnes.
Record wheat output to fuel GDP
A record wheat crop is expected to add half a percent to Australia's economic growth this year.
ANZ quits base metals, coal, iron ore trading
Australia and New Zealand Banking Group is quitting trading activity in base metals, coal and iron ore and electricity.
Gas crisis: 'the $3 days are gone'
Gas piper Mick McCormack says Santos "built one [LNG] train too many" and that's part of the reason Australians are paying export prices fo...
Seesaw mining stocks see the light
Australia's miners have reversed a period of dramatic sharemarket underperformance, pulling strongly ahead.
Macquarie to buy Cargill unit
Macquarie Group agreed to buy Cargill's petroleum business, the latest reshuffling of the commodities trader's business.
China iron ore extends rally
Iron ore advanced 2.3 per cent on the Dalian Commodity Exchange as Shanghai steel rebar futures ended near a three-year high.
Oil drops as Saudis lift output
Oil fell, extending its rout, after OPEC reported that Saudi Arabia lifted its output and overall OPEC inventories increased.
