Daily FNArena News

It has been a long wait since November 2008, but spot uranium prices have finally started to move higher.

Leighton stands to be a winner from government infrastructure spending but is this enough to offset negative growth?

A weak PPI may mean lower rates but could it also forewarn of deflation?

Woolies has done it again, shocking analysts with outstanding sales numbers. But can it last?

Weekly musings by your editor. Today’s market is all about investor sentiment and less so about economic data or corporate profits.

The US leads the way in terms of economic data releases next week and quarterly production reports continue for Australian mining companies, while Wesfarmers and ANZ Bank will update shareholders.

Opinion is growing that copper’s strong rally is all just a mirage. But not everyone agrees.

Quarterly production for uranium miner Energy Resources of Australia was disappointing and on the back of recent share price gains brokers are now questioning the value on offer.

The latest batch of economic data releases have kept hopes alive China might be on the road to economic recovery.

Oil demand is expected to fall this year but in the view of Barclays Capital the revised International Energy Agency numbers are too bearish given global growth expectations.