March 15, 2021

China’s copper imports likely to rise, may not be bullish signal: Russell

There are certainly still reasons to be optimistic on China’s copper demand, but much will depend on how long and how large Beijing’s ongoing economic stimulus goes.

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.