July 5, 2022 Bank of England takes deep dive into ‘opaque’ commodities Big UK banks have up to 50% of their total core capital of gross exposure to commodity producers, suppliers, and traders, and to commodity derivatives.
July 5, 2022 Russia’s Potanin weighs big metals merger as defence against sanctions Nornickel-Rusal merger would create national champion and would also help to resist sanctions, Potanin said.
July 4, 2022 Arctic warming: another obstacle to resource extraction A warming climate brings a whole bunch of problems for Northern Hemisphere oil, gas and mineral producers like Russia.
July 4, 2022 Chile delivers final constitution draft as skepticism runs high The charter incorporates new considerations into central bank policy making and protects glaciers from mining.
July 4, 2022 Metals melt down as recession fears overwhelm supply woes Industrial metals have gone from boom to bust in the space of only three months, writes Andy Home.
July 4, 2022 Chile’s copper production drops 2.5% in May Production from state-owned giant Codelco fell 6.3% on a year-on-year basis to 142,900 tonnes.
July 3, 2022 EU’s Green Deal demands switch from fossil fuels to domestic metal production – report Researchers believe the EU will have to build its own urban mining and refining operations to decrease its raw materials dependency.
July 2, 2022 Commodities hit July storm with Putin and Powell stirring fear Energy crises and central bank moves to crush inflation present powerful headwinds across markets, underscored by copper’s collapse Friday below $8,000 a ton.
July 1, 2022 India raises import tax on gold to support rupee India has raised its basic import duty on gold to 12.5% from 7.5% as the world's second biggest consumer of the precious metal tries to dampen demand and bring down…
July 1, 2022 Chile sticks to plan for new mining profit tax up to 32% linked to copper price "Historically, few countries have reached economic prosperity with a low tax load" – Chile finance minister, Mario Marcel.
Aluminum and copper prices take breather after explosive start to 2026 Industrial metals have enjoyed a bullish run into the new year. January 13, 2026 | 03:12 pm
