Daily FNArena News

Jonathan Barratt of Barratt’s Bulletin notes robust copper demand from China, but is this enough to overcome European fears?

GaveKal reports circumstances are rapidly changing for Emerging Countries too with cheap foreign credit harder to find.

FNArena’s Treasure Chest reports on money making ideas from stockbrokers and other experts. Stuart McClure and Michael Jeffery of Austock explain how investors can elect to invest in BHP via a call option strategy.

FNArena’s inaugural weekly update on short positions in the Australian share market.

HSBC’s early indicator for manufacturing activity in China has revealed a contractionary environment for November.

Monadelphous delivered positive AGM commentary that saw brokers lift earnings estimates and price targets, though some are now asking questions about “valuation”.

ATW’s Jerry Simmons retains a bullish view on AUD/USD, EUR/USD and US equities.

Kathleen Brooks of FOREX.com suggests markets are likely to be range bound for some time, but the recent heavy sell-off may see some short-term buying emerge.

Prices have been volatile since September, but even allowing for some bearish short-term indicators analysts continue to see a favourable outlook for gold.

Joshua Aizenman and Rajeswari Swngupta suggest emerging markets are facing a trilemma as they cannot simultaneously target exchange rate stability, conduct independent monetary policy and have full financial integration.