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The impending sale of Anglo American’s Australian coal portfolio is poised to be one of the most significant transactions of the year, offering a crucial barometer for industry sentiment on the future of steel production and its supporting commodities. The sale is expected to provide valuable insights into the sector’s outlook, particularly for metallurgical (met) […]

After the European Central Bank opted for a 0.25% rate cut last week, this week brings four major central bank interest rate decisions from the Fed, the Bank of England, the Bank of Japan, and the People’s Bank of China. Additionally, decisions are also due from smaller central banks in Brazil, Norway, Turkey, Taiwan, Indonesia,

Oil’s Hurricane Francine price blip won’t last past Monday, despite what energy market hopefuls might wish for. Francine took around 40% of Gulf of Mexico oil and gas facilities offline for a day or two, but with the storm gone, companies have begun restarting production. As a result, prices are expected to lose much of

Gold prices soared to new all-time highs on Friday as the US dollar weakened in the lead-up to this week’s anticipated rate cuts. At the same time, the Australian dollar price also rose sharply, exceeding $A3,800 an ounce. Comex’s most active December contract settled at $US2,606.20, a gain of $US19 or 0.73% for the day.

There are more signs of the Chinese economy’s growing stagnation, with another round of sluggish data for August. Retail sales, urban investment, and industrial production were all weaker than expected, according to Saturday’s release of the final data for the month from the country’s National Bureau of Statistics. While exports performed better than usual, imports

The ASX is expected to see a modest rise this morning, as local investors are aware that no one will pay much attention to what happens here until the Fed announces its decision on US rates at 4 am Thursday morning, Sydney time. While Wall Street finished confidently on Friday, our futures traders could only

Each week The Last Word will offer a review of the week’s events and their impact on the markets. Topics discussed this week include:Key inflation data pointsCommodities and geopolitical eventsAPRA’s proposed changes regarding bank capital structures

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