Gold price hits one-month high on rising US-China tensions
Bullion rose even after Federal Reserve officials pledged the central bank would continue an aggressive fight to cool soaring inflation.
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Natural gas prices have risen since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, exacerbating an already tight supply situation.
Column: Indonesian tax will shake up the nickel export mix again
Government is planning to tax exports of nickel pig ore and ferronickel to stimulate more investment in domestic stainless steel capacity.
Copper price rebounds as weaker dollar spurs short-covering
Copper has lost nearly 30% since hitting a record high of $10,910 a tonne in March.
Zinc price highest since March as energy crunch threatens smelters
Glencore warned that Europe’s energy crisis poses a substantial threat to supply.
Australia knocks back major coal project near Great Barrier Reef
Minister for Environment and Water Tanya Plibersek said the Central Queensland Coal project could have unacceptable impacts on the world heritage site.
Copper worth nearly half a billion dollars goes missing in China
A group of companies is investigating why a commodities storage site is holding only one-third of the copper concentrate they were financing.
Russia becomes India’s third-largest coal supplier
Steep discounts offered by Russian suppliers to Indian consumers have incentivized higher buying of thermal coal.
More governments are warming to rare earths funding, Lynas says
nts in Western Europe, the US, and Japan are newly focused on creating more resilient supply chains, CEO Amanda Lacaze said