01-Jun-2012 12:53 Australian

Australian Stock Market Report – Afternoon 5/31/2012 :: The Australian sharemarket lost ground for the second straight day today, with the All Ordinaries Index (XAO) falling 0.4 pct or 15 pts to 4133.7. At its worst, the market was down 1.3 pct early in the session. May was the worst performing month for Australian shares in two years, with stocks down 7.5 pct.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/347184/20120531/australian-stock-market-report-afternoon-5-31.htm

Australian Gold Miner Mindoro Resources Spins Off Philippine Assets :: Australian mining company Mindoro Resources Ltd. is out to spin off its gold and copper assets in the Philippines to focus on the development of its Agata nickel project, also in the same country.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/347157/20120531/philippines-gold-copper-nickel.htm

Ain't No More Australian Mining Golden Era :: Can there really still be a mining boom for Australia in the future? Or should it better take stock of inventories and salvage what it can from an overrated golden mining era?
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/347125/20120531/china-australia-mining.htm

CAPEX Spikes in March Quarter but Economists Remain Cautious :: Amidst perception that domestic growth has stalled and key industries outside of the mining arena were struggling, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) unfurled on Thursday some glimmer of hope as it reported a considerable spike in investment flow during the first quarter this year.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/347122/20120531/capex-spikes-march-quarter-economists-remain-cautious.htm

Australian Stock Market Report – Afternoon 6/1/2012 :: The Australian sharemarket fell for the third consecutive session today, with the All Ordinaries Index (XAO) down 0.4 pct or 16.8 pts to 4116.9. Half the market actually improved today, however the energy, mining, industrials and consumer discretionary stocks all ended significantly lower. Modest gains from the financial sector were not enough to lift the market higher.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/347654/20120601/australian-stock-market-report-afternoon-6-1.htm

BHP Billiton Welcomes Australian Environmental Go Signal on Pilbara Port Expansion, But Says Decision To Proceed Still To Take Time :: BHP Billiton Ltd. continued to reiterate board approvals to pending projects will not be tackled until end of the year, even as it welcomed the latest positive development bequeathed by Australian government authorities on the planned expansion of its Port Hedland harbor in the country's Pilbara region.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/347539/20120531/iron-ore-pilbara.htm

Vale SA Suspends Operations of Australian Carborough Downs Coal Mine :: Vale SA, the world's largest iron ore miner, on Thursday announced it is suspending the operations of its Carborough Downs coal mine in Australia in compliance to a government directive after irregular levels of carbon monoxide were detected in the mine.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/347512/20120531/coal-brazil-queensland.htm

Australian Dollar Outlook - 06/01/2012 :: Bell FX Currency Outlook: Europe's woes and weaker US data released overnight drives the Australian Dollar to yearly lows.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/347503/20120531/australia-dollar-usd-aud-eur-commodities-europe.htm