June 24, 2022 Column: Zinc’s turn to feel the squeeze as LME stocks evaporate It's an unwelcome development for the exchange after it had to suspend the nickel contract in March, writes Andy Home.
June 24, 2022 Lithium King crowned in dictatorship sees $3.5bn fortune at risk Chile's constitutional rewrite may create a national lithium company that would compete with SQM, in which Julio Ponce Lerou is a top shareholder.
June 23, 2022 Germany warns of Lehman-like contagion from Russian gas cuts Germany warned that Russia’s moves to slash Europe’s natural gas supplies risked sparking a collapse in energy markets.
June 23, 2022 Lithium stocks rout continues despite fresh hard rock price record No bottom in sight for lithium stocks even as Pilbara Minerals concentrate auction sets new record price above $7,000 a tonne.
June 23, 2022 E3 Lithium, Imperial Oil to collaborate on pilot project in Alberta Shares of E3 Lithium surged over 30% on news of the Imperial Oil investment.
June 23, 2022 New squeeze hits London metal market with zinc spreads spiking The premium for spot zinc over futures spiked on Thursday to the widest since 1997.
June 23, 2022 Iron ore price rebounds after Chinese President pledges to meet development targets Xi Jinping re-iterated the country’s “social and economic development targets” at a business forum.
June 23, 2022 Copper price at 16-month low as slowdown fears hit industrial metals market "The commodity world’s flagship is under fire,” one analyst said.
June 23, 2022 LME appoints consultancy to review chaotic nickel suspension The exchange suspended nickel trading on March 8 after prices spiked by more than 50% to hit $100,000 a tonne.
June 22, 2022 Energy now viewed as the next fault line for global markets This year’s standout inflation trade of backing commodities is coming under pressure on concern a recession will curb demand for raw materials.
US urges partners and allies to increase critical minerals supply chain resiliency Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent hosted his counterparts in Washington to discuss solutions to secure and diversify supply chains for critical minerals. January 12, 2026 | 03:08 pm
