July 13, 2022 Column: Collapsing metal inventories clash with plunging prices Shrinking exchange stocks should be a bullish price signal. Right now, however, macro is trumping micro as Western recession fears pummel the industrial metals complex.
July 12, 2022 JPMorgan spoofing cheated gold market, ex-trader says Using spoof trades to manipulate prices for all sorts of precious metals was an almost daily method for generating profit, said John Edmonds.
July 12, 2022 Worst of global energy crisis may still be ahead, IEA says The whole energy system is in turmoil following the February invasion of Ukraine by Russia.
July 11, 2022 Does gold’s value increase during recessions? The above graphic uses data from Macrotrends to highlight gold’s price movements during recessions and compares it to changes in the S&P 500.
July 11, 2022 Column: Hedge funds up the bear ante on Doctor Copper and friends Money manager positioning on the CME copper contract is as bearish as it has been since the first quarter of 2020 when industrial metals prices collapsed as China, writes Andy…
July 11, 2022 Chile currency plunge, inflation rattle Latin America’s copper king The Chilean peso has plummeted more than 15% over the last month.
July 11, 2022 Column: China’s massive stimulus talk does little for metals as confidence fades Demand outlook is still far from rosy, writes Clyde Russell.
July 8, 2022 Top 50 mining stocks lose $600bn in market value from peak After a brutal second quarter, investors in the world’s 50 biggest mining companies are in full retreat as metal prices slump and uncertainty grips the sector.
July 8, 2022 Putin warns West: sanctions risk energy price spike catastrophe Leader said that continued use of sanctions against Russia could lead to catastrophic price rises on energy markets, hitting households across Europe with much higher prices for energy.
July 7, 2022 Illegal gold mining in Amazon equivalent to half of Brazil’s production — report According to Instituto Escolhas, there has been a seven-fold rise in deforestation caused by mining in the Amazon over the last seven years.
Northern Star climbs to record high as first-half profit surges 49% The gold miner reported underlying net profit after tax of A$759.8 million ($541 million) for the half year ended December 31. February 11, 2026 | 03:33 pm
