June 17, 2021 China’s steps turn iron ore into world’s most volatile commodity Iron ore, one of the hottest commodities in the early days of the raw materials rally, has now become the most volatile as bulls and bears joust over the trajectory…
June 17, 2021 Commodities set for worst week since start of pandemic Metals markets hurt by double whammy from the US Federal Reserve and China's Strategic Reserves.
June 17, 2021 MAPPED: These 25 projects will set the copper price for decades A 6 million tonne copper supply gap will open up by the mid-2020s but projects needed to plug that gap face uphill battles.
June 17, 2021 Iron ore price rises on China’s record crude steel monthly output The world's top steel producer churned out 99.45 million tonnes of crude steel in May, data from the statistics bureau showed.
June 17, 2021 Copper sinks to two-month low on China’s plan to release reserves The US Federal Reserve also brought forward its expectations for raising interest rates, sending the dollar higher and sapping demand for metals.
June 17, 2021 Gold price dives past $1,800 as Fed signals earlier rate increases Bullion declined the most in five months on Wednesday as the Fed signalled it might raise interest rates sooner than expected.
June 17, 2021 Home: Learning to live with (talk of) Chinese state metal sales The copper market is going to have to live with the threat of Chinese state sales for the foreseeable future.
June 17, 2021 Nornickel fund launches first blockchain-tracked nickel and copper ETCs on LSE The ETCs will use Blockchain technology for transparency and security of the metals backing them.
June 17, 2021 EXPLAINER: What we know about China’s metals reserves release Beijing confirmed the release of state reserves for the first time in a decade to cool metals markets. Here is what analysts know about the sale.
June 17, 2021 BHP to pick port ahead of Jansen potash mine decision Before choosing whether to spend a further $5.7bn to bring Jansen into production, BHP is looking into what port it would use to ship the fertilizer ingredient.
Copper price racks up longest rally since 2017 with bulls at the helm Futures have rallied by more than 40% this year, setting up the biggest annual advance since 2009. December 30, 2025 | 09:12 am
