December 6, 2021

Global nickel smelting rebounds as Sudbury operations restart

Global nickel smelting activity rebounded in November, powered by gains in North America and Europe.

December 6, 2021

London nickel market tightens as China lifts imports

nickel looks set to remain a tight market with the flow of metal into China transferring the tightness from Shanghai to London, writes Andy Home.

December 6, 2021

Gold price edges lower as investors weigh virus risks to global growth

Investors weighed on Monday mixed labour data from the US, the Federal Reserve’s hawkish tilt and the threat of the omicron variant.

December 5, 2021

China will encourage listing of leading futures firms, to issue futures law

China's commodities market had been volatile this year amid the uneven global economic recovery, easing liquidity and speculation.

December 3, 2021

Rising geopolitical tensions brighten gold’s appeal

Gold investors love nothing more than a war, economic crisis or any type of geopolitical instability to watch the value of their bullion grow.

December 3, 2021

Gold stocks’ futures ride

Gold stock fortunes are heavily dependent on speculators’ gold-futures trading.

December 3, 2021

Gold price moves higher on US jobs data letdown

Bullion was already holding steady ahead of the jobs report, and has since pushed higher in initial reaction to the weaker-than-expected employment figures.

December 3, 2021

Copper price down as dollar gains ahead of US jobs data

Copper prices eased on Friday as the dollar firmed ahead of key US jobs data that is expected to cement the path towards monetary tightening.

December 3, 2021

Iron ore price up despite Chinese steel curbs

"Impact from changes to the supply side on steel products prices is weakening," SinoSteel Futures wrote in a note.

December 3, 2021

Zinc prices seen solid over European winter on likely smelter shutdowns

Benchmark zinc prices on the London Metal Exchange have shed about a fifth since surging to a 14-year peak in mid-October.