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.
July 6, 2022 Iron ore price falls on China covid woes, recession fears Goldman Sachs expects the metal price to average $100 per tonne in Q2 2022.
July 6, 2022 Potanin a major obstacle to $60 billion Rusal, Nornickel merger Potanin has said a tie-up could strengthen the companies' defences against any sanctions the West might impose on them.
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