April 14, 2024

CME bans Russian-origin aluminum after US, UK impose new sanctions

CME Group has suspended from its platform aluminium produced in Russia from April 13

April 14, 2024

Gold prices at a record high are keeping pawn shops busy

Record prices pushing toward $2,500 an ounce are proving hard to resist.

April 13, 2024

LME bans Russian-origin metal after UK, US impose new sanctions

The London Metal Exchange (LME) on Saturday banned from its system Russian metal produced on or after April 13.

April 12, 2024

US, UK take action targeting Russian aluminum, copper and nickel

A UK official said London expected any market disruption to stabilize quickly.

April 12, 2024

An eye-watering squeeze in copper ore is firing up the bulls

An index of deals compiled by CRU shows the discount for copper ore – known as treatment and refining charges – has fallen to a record low in data going…

April 12, 2024

US Steel shareholders approve Nippon Steel’s $14.1 billion takeover offer

Beyond politics, the takeover must still pass a review by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States.

April 12, 2024

Gold, miners overboughtness

Sustained momentum-chasing buying outside of normal channels has fueled these sharp gains, which gold miners’ stocks are increasingly leveraging.

April 12, 2024

The big crunch is here as copper decouples from market cycles, Bank of America says

The tension between demand and supply, coming as capital costs at mines rise while copper prices are slower to catch up, leads to significant price projections and concerns over the…

April 12, 2024

Safe-haven demand lifts gold price to $2,400, silver price to 3-year high

Bloomberg analyst says that investors find gold to be a better hedge against geopolitical risk than government bonds.

April 12, 2024

Column: Falling stocks and more supply trouble sends tin skywards

Tin is now up by 27% since the start of the year.