July 7, 2022

Brazil eases rule on lithium exports amid rising demand

Sigma's Brazilian unit expects to start producing lithium by the end of the year.

July 7, 2022

Copper price up supported by pullback in the dollar

Head of the IMF said the outlook for the global economy had "darkened significantly" since April.

July 7, 2022

Commodities have lost 20% since June’s peak amid recession fears

Hedge-fund managers recently slashed bets on higher commodity prices to the lowest in almost two years.

July 7, 2022

Column: LME nickel chaos chills metals trading activity

Fears of a recession are currently generating a much broader investor exodus from the commodity sector, writes Andy Home.

July 6, 2022

Tycoon whose bet broke the nickel market walks away a billionaire

The man nicknamed ‘Big Shot’ is poised to walk away from the 2022 nickel fiasco with his company, Tsingshan Holding Group, intact and even expanding.

July 6, 2022

Copper price crash deepens as recession fears loom over metals trading

Investors are fretting over a range of threats to demand, from Europe’s gas crisis to a US slowdown and renewed virus flare-ups in China.

July 6, 2022

Gold price hits nine-month low as dollar reaches two-decade high

Gold may struggle to recover in the near term unless momentum dissipates from the dollar, analyst said.

July 6, 2022

Gold’s inability to pass the $2000 mark is a very bearish clue

Gold and silver stocks have fallen in such a way that investors will rather understand why it is not worth taking a bullish stance on them.

July 6, 2022

Tianqi Lithium raises $1.7 billion in year’s biggest Hong Kong listing

The share sale breaks a months-long drought for large offerings in Hong Kong.

July 6, 2022

White-hot metal market cools in warning for global economy

A white-hot corner of the aluminum market that for months defied a broader slide in metal prices is finally slumping.