BlackRock expands yet again
​BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager, is getting even larger: it has taken in $US264 billion in new funds this year.
Nobel prize winner warns bulls
In echoes of Alan Greenspan's 'irrational exuberance', Richard Thaler warns financial markets don't always price assets rationally.
ASX to open flat, Wall St turns cautious
Local shares are set for a quiet open as US investors turn cautious ahead of the start of earnings season. Iron ore drops.
Fed split on inflation intensified
US central bank policymakers had a prolonged debate about inflation, and the path for interest rates, at their latest meeting.
Copper rises ahead of China congress
Copper and other metals edged higher by expectations of solid demand and a crackdown on polluting mines and smelters in China.
China steel hits 2-month low
​Chinese steel futures dropped more than 2 per cent to two-month lows, pressured by increased stockpiles.
Gold losing lustre as a safe haven
Gold's reputation as a safe haven in a geopolitical crisis has lost some of its lustre, says Newmont Mining chief executive Gary Goldberg.
Woodside stakes claim to supply Victoria
Woodside CEO Peter Coleman has declared the company would be a "very competitive" LNG supplier to AGL's controversial import terminal projec...
China's LNG growth races ahead
China's aggressive growth in LNG use is expected to continue, feeding into forecasts that the country will overtake Japan as the world's lar...
Confidence boost for house prices and property debt
There has been a big boost in views on house prices and the availability of finance.
