May 3, 2021

Russell: China seeks to cool red-hot steel sector, and aims at Australia

Beijing and Canberra have been at loggerheads for more than a year over a variety of political issues, but the fallout has been concentrated in trade.

May 3, 2021

CME starts trading lithium futures to tap EV demand

Contracts tied to the battery metal are expected to make pricing more transparent.

May 2, 2021

Lithium producers grow bullish as EV revolution turbocharges demand

Growing industry optimism from higher lithium prices is a change from last year when funding for mines and processing plants dried up during the pandemic.

May 1, 2021

Record metals prices catapult mining profits beyond big oil

The mining windfall is the latest sign of a boom in iron ore, copper and other metals that’s sending an inflationary wave through the global economy.

April 30, 2021

Mapped: Global GDP forecasts for 2021 and beyond

Global GDP growth forecasts for 2021 and 2022 sit at +6.0% and +4.4% respectively.

April 30, 2021

Chile output falls for 10th consecutive month, adding fuel to copper price rally

Chile's copper production fell 2.2% year on year in Q1 2021, according to government statistics agency INE.

April 30, 2021

Copper price surge toward a record high is hitting Chinese industry

Some Chinese manufacturers of electric wire have idled units and delayed deliveries or even defaulted on bank loans.

April 30, 2021

Gold price blows hot and cold

Gold offers its protection not only against winters, but also against summers.

April 30, 2021

Codelco boosts output to tap copper price jump

The state-owned producer churned out 386,000 metric tons from its own mines in Chile, up 7% from a year ago.

April 30, 2021

Gold investment stabilizing

We are nearing that crucial inflection point where gold investment demand reemerges in a young upleg.