EU’s Dombrovskis sees some progress on steel, battery minerals talks with US EU's top trade official said there has been progress on a trade agreement on steel and aluminum produced with reduced carbon emissions. Reuters | April 14, 2023 | 1:35 pm
Glencore’s Nagle says he’ll meet Teck CEO ‘anywhere’ to talk bid Gary Nagle said he hasn’t met with Teck CEO Jonathan Price in person since the first offer weeks ago. Bloomberg News | April 14, 2023 | 1:05 pm
Critical minerals take central stage in US-China rivalry Critical minerals have become the new frontline of the rivalry between the world’s two superpowers. Rick Mills- Ahead of the Herd | April 14, 2023 | 12:19 pm
Fitch sees scope for ‘digestible’ tax hike on Chile copper mines Chile can raise the tax burden for copper producers by about 5 percentage points without significantly affecting the industry, according to Fitch Ratings. Bloomberg News | April 14, 2023 | 11:21 am
Gold stock upleg immature With gold stocks’ powerful upleg gathering steam, more traders are piling in to chase this sector’s big gains. Adam Hamilton - Zeal Intelligence | April 14, 2023 | 10:19 am
Copper price is rallying but China stimulus could be “phantom tailwind” Recent stimulus in China, consumer of half the world's copper, is the weakest in 20 years relative to the size of its economy -- report. Frik Els | April 14, 2023 | 9:53 am
Column: LME volumes still subdued a year after nickel crisis A year on from the nickel crisis the London Metal Exchange is still struggling to regain trading momentum. Reuters | April 14, 2023 | 9:35 am
MMG mining copper at capacity in Peru and trimming stockpiles after protests Stockpiles of semi-processed copper at the Las Bambas mine site are “being progressively reduced,” the company said. Bloomberg News | April 14, 2023 | 9:35 am
Gold price drops 2% as Fed official flags more rate hikes The CME FedWatch tool shows traders are now pricing in a 82.6% chance of a 25 basis-point hike in May. Staff Writer | April 14, 2023 | 9:12 am