Price of Petroleum

23 Jul 2012

The world was a better place before the global financial crisis, but it was not perfect. People may now gloss over the fact that, before the crisis, Asia was in the grips of an inflation scare....

Another fuel price cut gives refiners hope

11 Jul 2012

The central government has cut fuel prices for the third time in as many months to reflect lower crude costs, while analysts expect a long-awaited pricing reform to be rolled out later this year...

'Brother Fuel Price' speaks for consumers

7 Apr 2012

The latest increase in the mainland's heavily regulated petrol prices has thrust a Zhejiang university student into the national spotlight.

Geopolitics boost gold

13 Mar 2012

Gold prices have begun firming in the past month or so, after Israel began threatening to launch air strikes against Iran's nuclear facilities.

Off with their talking heads

6 Feb 2012

One of the few growth industries in these hard times is the investment punditry business, which seems to be expanding endlessly. Not a day passes without some fuss being made over an investment...

Opinion

Jake Van Der Kamp

An age-old problem and the sums that just don't add up

Howard Winn

HSBC suffers the Taibbi treatment in Rolling Stone

Shirley Yam

How tycoons' IPO 'losses' may hide profits at herd's expense

The commodity market bulls will run out of puff next year

For years now it has been an article of faith among brokers and a good many investors that commodity prices can only climb higher.

Consumers still confident but rising food prices are a worry, survey shows

Consumer confidence in the economy remained stable in the second quarter, at 107 points, after a sharp surge in the first quarter of this year.

Domestic refiners win some relief with fuel price rise

Beijing's move to raise retail fuel prices is expected to ease the pressure on domestic refiners but may still not be enough to help them sail into profit in the face of high crude prices,...

Beijing bids for balance with fuel price rise

Oil refiner shares gained yesterday after Beijing lifted fuel prices for the first time in six months, as it sought to balance the need to keep refiners profitable and keep inflation in check amid...

Excessive optimism the biggest mistake of 2008

Normally, the word 'I' should have no place in a financial column like Monitor. But once a year I make an exception to the rule, looking back at the columns I've written over the last 12 months...

Beijing poised to unveil revision of fuel pricing

Beijing is expected to unveil proposed reforms to the domestic fuel pricing system as well as levies on motorists within a few days, and introduce a long-awaited fuel tax designed to replace road...