July 24, 2019 Will Powell cut interest rates, triggering gold rally? In a week, the Fed may deliver its first interest rate cut since 2008.
July 24, 2019 Caterpillar pours cold water on manufacturing, energy sector hopes Disappointing earnings were driven mainly by its construction division.
July 24, 2019 Cobalt, nickel, other battery metals face supply crunch by 2020s — report As the world sees demand for batteries grow at an unprecedented rate, supply of battery metals may soon not be enough to meet demand.
July 23, 2019 World aluminium output falls as China growth engine stalls Global aluminium production fell by 0.5% in the first half of this year, according to the International Aluminium Institute.
July 23, 2019 Draghi or Lagarde: A meaningful difference for gold? In June, the ECB became more dovish, as it postponed the possible beginning of the interest rate hiking from the end of 2019 to the mid-2020.
July 23, 2019 Aluminium producers in Canada cash in on US tariff exemption In May, the United States lifted the Section 232 tariff of 10% imposed on Canadian imports of aluminium, a vital ingredient for auto makers, drinks firms and military equipment companies.
July 22, 2019 China iron ore futures fall as port inventory rises The most-actively traded iron ore contract on the Dalian Commodity Exchange, for September delivery, fell as much as 1.3% to 887.5 yuan ($129.03) a tonne.
July 22, 2019 Weak demand takes shine off Petra Diamonds revenue It expects to produce about 3.8 million carats in 2020, compared to the 3.9 million carats it generated for the year ended June 30.
July 22, 2019 Brumadinho dam disaster shrinks Vale iron ore output 34% The drop to 64.057 million tonnes came as several major operations remained fully or partially shut down in the second quarter following a deadly dam burst at the Corrego do…
July 19, 2019 Gold price falls back from 6-year highs Up nearly 7% this week, silver is "at long last joining the party and authenticating the bull run."
Op-Ed: America can’t defend itself with Chinese minerals US is building new critical-mineral processing facilities from Texas to Tennessee, but without new sources of raw material, those plants will sit idle. January 23, 2026 | 12:56 pm
