October 19, 2021 Copper price plunges on China’s pledge to bring down coal prices Investors also booked profits after recent strong gains.
October 19, 2021 Iron rout has Vale cutting back after bumper third quarter The Brazilian mining giant churned out 89.4 million tonnes in the third quarter compared with the 87.3 million tonne average analyst estimate.
October 19, 2021 Trafigura played key role in draining LME copper inventories During the pandemic, Trafigura has emerged as one of the most high-profile bulls in the global copper market.
October 19, 2021 Inflation advances, and so does gold — except that it doesn’t It seems that until the Fed tapers its quantitative easing, gold will remain under downward pressure.
October 19, 2021 Gold trading in Moscow gets a boost after London tie-up The bourse in September started a link so users can trade spot gold at London prices using its own clearing system and with international banks.
October 19, 2021 India’s gold demand faces slowing savings rate, farm wages risk Gold demand in India is likely to face challenges from a declining household savings rate and lower agricultural wages, according to the World Gold Council.
October 19, 2021 Dalian iron ore price up on falling shipments from major suppliers Iron ore shipments that departed from Australia and Brazil stood at 23.54 million tonnes in the week ended Oct. 17, down 589,000 tonnes from the previous week.
October 19, 2021 Home: European smelter cuts catch zinc looking the wrong way It's still unclear what the impact of Europe's power crunch will be in terms of lost metal, writes Andy Home.
October 19, 2021 Global shortage of magnesium could cripple car industry Germany’s association of metals producers warned that current magnesium inventories in Europe will be exhausted by the end of November 2021.
October 18, 2021 Copper price surges past $11,000 on supply squeeze Traders are paying huge premiums for quickly deliverable copper after stockpiles in the LME warehouse system tumbled to their lowest level in decades.
Precious metals craze prompts China fund to turn away investors UBS SDIC Fund had become increasingly concerned that investors could be exposed to heavy losses should a record-breaking bull market suddenly turn. December 27, 2025 | 08:00 am