Markets

The spot price of iron ore bounced back above $US90 amid reports that China is moving to limit the fallout from the debt issues that have plagued its property market. Chinese state-owned media published a […]

On Wednesday (Thursday AEDT), US inflation data come in much hotter-than-expected. Almost immediately after the number hit the wires, bitcoin notched a record high. Coincidence? To many, it’s not so much a chance happening as […]

Strong coal and gas exports in September failed to offset a large slump in the iron ore price that drove overall export values lower and ended Australia’s four back-to-back record trade surpluses. But at $12.2 […]

Australia’s number one export, iron ore, has been dragged back into a bear market by weakening steel production and an economic slowdown in China, pushing the price of the bulk commodity back below $US100 ($135) […]

The price penalties imposed on Fortescue Metals’ iron ore rose for the third consecutive quarter, as the fading of the iron ore boom hits Australian producers of intermediate and lower grade products. Over the past three […]