May 23, 2023

LME aluminum stocks climb by over 20,000t in South Korea

The total inventories in Gwangyang surged by 20,875 tonnes, bringing the total in all global LME storage facilities to 575,875 tonnes.

May 22, 2023

Russia raises aluminum exports to China to near record levels as sanctions bite

Russian sales of refined aluminum to China nearly trebled in April from the previous year.

May 22, 2023

Polymetal plays down scope of sanctions as London-listed shares tank

Polymetal's Russian operations accounted for around two-thirds of the group's revenue in 2022.

May 21, 2023

Missing recovery leaves China’s metals bears in charge

The first gathering of the Asian metals community since the pandemic should have been a celebration, but the resurgence never came.

May 19, 2023

Wall Street Journal sees a debt-ceiling copper glow up

A look at the esteemed financial paper’s case for calling copper the next big bull market.

May 19, 2023

LME profits fall to 8-year low as nickel crisis hits exchange

The LME’s annual profit fell 27% to $56.1 million, the lowest since before a hike in trading fees in 2015.

May 19, 2023

Copper price rebounds on optimism over US debt talks

Wider financial markets marched higher after Democratic negotiators told President Joe Biden on Friday that they are making "steady progress" in talks with Republicans.

May 19, 2023

Gold price set for worst week since February on US debt deal optimism

The parties have voiced growing confidence about striking a debt-ceiling deal.

May 19, 2023

Column: Lithium slump puts China’s spot price under the spotlight

High-flying lithium has come crashing back to earth.

May 19, 2023

Nickel prices seen falling as global surplus looms

Global nickel prices are poised to decline over the next few years as top producer Indonesia ramps up supplies and production costs fall.