The dollar index dropped after Japan intervened in the currency market to shore up the battered yen for the first time since 1998. 

LME inventory remains ultra-low by any historical yardstick, representing just two days' worth of global usage.

Recommendations include implementing a code of practice to improve security for remote workers and funding for legal and advocacy advice.

Jakob Stausholm said Rio Tinto will not make any more offers if Turquoise Hill takeover isrejected by minority shareholders

Copper prices are down more than 20% this year as covid-related shutdowns in China, surging power prices in Europe and ongoing inflation in the U.S. and elsewhere hurt demand.

"We continue to be astounded by the high-grade mineral potential of the Tintic district," said chairman Robert Friedland.

"It would be rare to see an outright decline in demand, but I think that's what we are going to see in Europe over the next 3-6 months," Citi analyst says.