July 22, 2022

Graphite deficit starting this year, as demand for EV battery anode ingredient exceeds supply

During a time of price weakness for a number of industrial metals, the price of graphite has held up extremely well.

July 22, 2022

Gold price gains as investors weigh growth concerns; palladium price jumps

Gold headed for its first weekly advance since early June as investors weighed renewed concerns over economic growth.

July 22, 2022

Gold stock selloff anomaly

The gold miners’ stocks have just been slaughtered in recent months, spiraling relentlessly lower.

July 22, 2022

Copper price rises as risk appetite returns

Global stocks are up for the sixth day and the dollar weakened from 20-year highs.

July 22, 2022

Chile rejects second Anglo American project in two months

Local environmental authority turned down Anglo's $40 million operational continuity project for its El Soldado copper mine.

July 22, 2022

UPDATE: Knotty nickel supply chain highly exposed to new price shocks

Volatile market reeling from a big short gone wrong can blow up if West imposes sanctions on Russia. And don’t expect Indonesia to fill in gaps anytime soon.

July 21, 2022

Gold price recovers as European Central Bank raises rates higher than expected

The rate hike was the first by the ECB in over a decade, and its largest since 2000.

July 21, 2022

Iron ore price back below $100 on clouded China demand outlook

Risks from lockdowns have prompted the Asian Development Bank to lower its economic growth forecast for China this year to 4.0%.

July 21, 2022

De Beers boosts 2022 guidance despite drop in output

The miner expects to produce 32m-34m carats, up from 30m-33m carats thanks to what it calls “robust demand” from US customers.

July 21, 2022

New Indonesian nickel supply douses expectations for fresh price rally

Nickel prices on the LME started their ascent in January as stocks in LME-approved warehouses started to slide due to soaring demand.