Australia’s inflation shock, which should not have shocked anybody, knocked investor confidence this week but has strengthened the case for exposure to cash and globally-traded commodities which sell in U.S. dollars, which is just...

Gold and silver are poised to be the early winners in the new financial year though largely because almost everything else is flat....

“Buy the dip” is being heard more often as EOFY approaches, and not just in Australia. International investors are also warming to the possibility of slow but substantial cuts to interest rates next year....

Canada kicked the interest rate ball into play yesterday, sparking an uptick in the gold price and a rare “buy the sector” recommendation from UBS....

A global inflation fright sent interest rates higher in all major economies this week, snuffing out hard earned gains made earlier in the month on equity markets....

A three-day “everything rally” which lifted equities and commodities across most financial markets was hosed down yesterday by a fresh warning from the U.S. central bank that it might have to raise interest rates...

Copper and gold led the way up on a strong Australian stock market this week, but in the background a more interesting event was brewing, a potential sector-wide outbreak of takeover activity as companies...

Two lucky strikes by small gold explorers and a fresh wave of interest in copper and uranium were the highlights in a week of recovering share prices on the Australian stock market as it...

Uranium stocks outperformed the overall market this week as investors ducked for cover after reports that interest rates could stay higher for longer, with potash poised to make a surprise return as a potential...

Supply, or lack of it, has taken over from demand as the major influence on the price of the world’s most important commodities, with events in the copper market an early warning of what...