Recent disturbances to the oil price—this time prompted by war—will be familiar to weary oilmen. For although oil has long ...

Given it has more than $4 billion in debt, it is the company most likely to feel the squeeze on the current commodity slump. For the time being, it should be fine, having just sold around $1.5 ...

Despite years of trade surpluses and a budget surplus to boot, the Australian dollar is on the slide once more — and it's all thanks to commodities and interest rates, writes business editor Ian ...