March 4, 2022

Nickel price tops $30,000 for first time since 2008 amid short squeeze

The latest spike comes as clients with short positions have been stopped out of the trades, a nickel trader involved in the transactions said.

March 4, 2022

Metals traders hit with margin-call snafu in chaotic week

A stressful week in markets got even worse for some metals traders when the main exchange’s software misfired by generating erroneous margin calls.

March 4, 2022

Gold price tracking towards best weekly performance since May

Spot gold is trading at a level last seen during the record-setting month of August 2020.

March 4, 2022

Copper price hits all-time high as warehouses empty out

"The market is in a panic mode in terms of supply" as warehouse inventories hit 16-year low.

March 4, 2022

Commodity funds in demand as investors seek refuge from soaring inflation

Energy funds have risen 24.7% this year, while precious metals and agriculture funds climbed 12.6% and 9.8% respectively.

March 4, 2022

China calls on rare earths companies to bring prices back to ‘reasonable’ level

Prices have surged since the second half of 2021 amid concerns of supply uncertainty from Myanmar.

March 4, 2022

Alrosa suspends Natural Diamond Council membership

Alrosa is responsible for 90% of Russia’s diamond production and 28% of global supply.

March 3, 2022

Russia-Ukraine tension may give rise to a new commodity world order

Analysts flag 2008-like commodity price reversion possible on Russia-Ukraine tension.

March 3, 2022

Mining companies may pause growth plans amid Ukraine war, inflation

The Ukrainian conflict could roil the world's economic outlook in unpredictable ways, exacerbating those inflationary pressures, analysts say.

March 3, 2022

Kinross suspends Russian operations

Kinross intends to adhere to all sanctions and legal restrictions.