March 29, 2022

Nickel paralysis deepens as battered LME market barely trades

The market has remained in near-paralysis, even on days when prices have been trading within the 15% daily limit.

March 29, 2022

Dalian iron ore price hovers near 7-month high on China stimulus hopes

Fitch Ratings said the costs of iron ore and coal were likely to remain high in 2022.

March 28, 2022

Britishvolt and Bakrie’s VKTR team up for sustainable EV battery nickel

The deal comes at a time of surging raw materials prices, exacerbated by the invasion of Ukraine by Russia.

March 28, 2022

Bullion groups launch gold bar database to thwart fraud

The scheme aims to exclude gold linked to violence and crime from the mainstream market.

March 28, 2022

Gold price falls 1% as higher dollar, yields curtail safe haven demand

Weaker gold price can be attributed to the US dollar, which is continuing to appreciate, an analyst said.

March 28, 2022

LME nickel price limps back but tensions are not going away

Low stocks and falling liquidity may be a harbinger of what the LME market will look like in a couple of months time, writes Andy Home.

March 28, 2022

Dalian commodity exchange to raise fee on September iron ore contract

The exchange also said it would raise the margin requirement for speculative trading of iron ore contracts for May and September deliveries to 15%.

March 28, 2022

World looks to Canada to fill potash, uranium void left by Ukraine

Canada is one of the world’s main sources of the two commodities and buyers seek to fill gaps caused by the war in Ukraine.

March 27, 2022

War sparks Wall Street’s rush to commodity-rich emerging markets

A deep divide is opening up as investors focus their hopes on commodity exporters in the Middle East and Latin America.

March 25, 2022

Nickel market still broken as price swings wildly on low volume

Since reopening on March 16, Friday was only the second day that the nickel market remained within the LME’s new daily price limits.