March 15, 2021 Billionaire commodities dealmaker squeezed by rising rates Anil Agarwal supercharged his rise from scrap metals trader to billionaire commodities magnate by embracing bold acquisitions and lots of debt.
March 12, 2021 Is dollar’s weakness giving way to gold? The black clouds over the dollar should be fundamentally positive for gold prices.
March 12, 2021 Copper price rally has echoes of supercycle for Freeport CEO For Freeport, the jump in copper prices is creating “a magical time” given it’s coinciding with the ramp-up of its Grasberg mine in Indonesia.
March 12, 2021 Iron ore price dives on China pollution crackdown China's Ministry of Ecology and Environment has urged the country's top steelmaking city – Tangshan – to crack down on violators of air quality rules.
March 12, 2021 Codelco sees copper demand rising, prices strong for 3-4 years The company believes price of the red metal is likely to hover at $3 or more per pound.
March 12, 2021 Trafigura CEO expects 10mt copper supply deficit by 2030 London copper hit near 10-year highs this week on some near-term supply tightness.
March 11, 2021 Despite wobbles, demand to push copper price Chile's mininster says the underlying trend of rising demand remains intact despite hard-to-read daily market gyrations.
March 11, 2021 Gold price erases gains with yields rebounding on stimulus approval Yields are in the rise again on approval of the $1.9 trillion covid relief bill, as well as promising jobs data.
March 11, 2021 BlackRock says gold ‘failing’ as equity hedge, faces risks BlackRock says that right now gold isn’t working well as a hedge against either stock moves or inflation risks, although it was against the dollar.
March 11, 2021 LME to make improvements to electronic pricing during ring closure The London Metal Exchange will make changes to its electronic system for closing prices to make it more efficient during the suspension of open outcry trading due to the pandemic.
Copper price nears $13,000 on tariffs woes, supply strain Mine outages, tariff risks and tight supply push copper toward a milestone despite weakening Chinese demand. December 29, 2025 | 05:51 am