Zambia's main opposition party leader Hakainde Hichilema says the government's deal with Glencore is "filling the economy with more debt, expensive debt."

President Joe Biden inherits a problematic trade deal with China and the unpalatable choices of trying to make Beijing meet its commitments on purchases of US commodities.

Biden’s first executive actions to move quickly to tackle climate change have raised questions over the ability of administrations to transform the US energy system.

Almost two-thirds of India's iron ore exports to China had less than 58% iron content.

Gold recovered from a near seven-week low on prospects of a historic US relief bill.

Country's aluminum production rose 4.9% from the prior year to a record 37.08 million tonnes as smelters cashed in on soaring prices.

China has led the industrial recovery from covid-19 with the rest of the world struggling to catch up.