March 8, 2022

LME halts nickel trading after unprecedented 250% spike

The frenzied move was the largest-ever on the LME.

March 8, 2022

Indonesia’s coal miners are bracing for new export curbs

New restrictions on overseas sales are possible in either April or August to make sure local power plants have sufficient supply.

March 8, 2022

Gold price approaching record high as Ukraine, inflation risks mount

Soaring oil prices and the Ukraine war have slammed appetite for riskier assets.

March 8, 2022

Nickel price surge past $100,000 leaves big short with big trouble

The ferocity of the price action over the last 24 hours speaks to a forced liquidation of positions, a buy-back in a liquidity vacuum, writes Andy Home.

March 8, 2022

UK chairman of Polymetal among ‘mass exodus’ from Russian firms

Board members at Russian companies, including the British chairmen of gold and silver producer Polymetal, have quit in response to the conflict in Ukraine.

March 8, 2022

US coal prices soar as war drives commodities rally

Concerns of a looming global shortage of coal are driving up prices in every US region.

March 8, 2022

London market greenlights Russia’s palladium while blocking its gold

Russia produces 25-30% of the world's palladium, a precious metal used by automakers in exhaust systems to reduce emissions.

March 8, 2022

Nickel short seller could take $8 billion hit after price soars past $100,000 a tonne

A massive squeeze pushed nickel prices up by as much as 250%, the most extraordinary surge in the 145-year history of the LME.

March 7, 2022

Russian gold hit with de facto ban from key London market

The London Bullion Market Association has suspended all six Russian gold and silver refineries from its Good Delivery List.

March 7, 2022

Copper, coal prices hit records, nickel jumps 30% overnight after wild week of trading

Copper scales $5 for the first time ever, metallurgical and thermal coal hit record highs and nickel jumps more than 20% in a day.