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.
June 16, 2021 Copper price and China reserves: sell on rumor, buy on fact Beijing confirmed the release of state reserves for the first time in a decade to cool metals markets, but copper prices rose more than 1% on the news.
June 16, 2021 Cobalt supply must double by 2030 to meet demand – Trafigura exec Total supply of cobalt in 2020 was 126,500 tonnes, according to consultancy Benchmark Mineral Intelligence.
June 16, 2021 Companies with $2.1 trillion of debt face natural capital risks Moody’s says companies in 12 sectors, including mining, oil and gas, and shipping, have “high” or “very high” exposure to natural capital risks.
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