January 18, 2021

Shanghai booms as metals trading mirrors uneven recovery

China has led the industrial recovery from covid-19 with the rest of the world struggling to catch up.

January 15, 2021

Gold’s Jobs Friday plunge

Serious gold down days are nearly always driven by heavy speculator selling in super-leveraged gold futures.

January 15, 2021

Gold investment demand remains well supported in 2021 – report

The need for effective hedges and the low-rate environment will keep demand well supported, says the World Gold Council.

January 15, 2021

China mulls allowing some Australian coal imports amid ban

The shipments that could be cleared are those that arrived before a ban on Australian coal went into effect.

January 15, 2021

Metals behind EV revolution to resume volatile rally – again

Global EV sales are projected to surge 60% this year, according to BloombergNEF.

January 15, 2021

Sibanye makes another bold call on platinum price

The world’s No. 1 platinum miner said the price of the metal could climb more than 80% over the next four to five years as the global economy recovers and…

January 15, 2021

Stakes high for Rio Tinto, Mongolia as Oyu Tolgoi talks loom

The next three to six months will be crucial to the future of the vast copper-gold mine, as the companies behind the operation negotiate with the government.

January 14, 2021

Rio Tinto to open North America’s first scandium plant in June

Modular plant could initially supply 20% of global market for the critical mineral.

January 14, 2021

India gold demand set to climb as buyers unleash pent-up demand

Demand in India, which trails only China, slumped in 2020 as the pandemic restricted movement and hit logistics.

January 14, 2021

China’s commodity imports saved 2020, this year may be different

China’s massive buying spree appears to be ending, and import demand may be returning to what could be viewed as more “normal” levels.