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Copper $ 5.6358 / lb 2.72%

Brent Crude Oil $ 104.4 / bbl -4.21%

Palladium $ 1496.5 / ozt 5.39%

Crude Oil $ 101.85 / bbl -3.06%

Natural Gas $ 2.89 / Btu 0.10%

Silver Futures $ 75.495 / ozt 7.47%

Aluminum Futures $ 3314.25 / ton -1.21%

Micro Gold Futures $ 4713.1 / ozt 3.80%

Micro Silver Futures $ 75.48 / ozt 7.54%

Platinum $ 1973.85 / ozt 4.22%

Gold Futures $ 4713.3 / ozt 3.84%

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April 18, 2026 | 04:04 am

Copper price within sight of all-time high as Chinese smelters hit record activity

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Gold price nears month high as Iran reopens Strait of Hormuz

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April 17, 2026 | 05:14 am

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Greenland has approved the transfer of the mining licence for the Tanbreez rare earth project…

April 17, 2026 | 03:07 am

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A gauge of industrial metals jumped to a record high on the LME, driven by…

April 17, 2026 | 02:42 pm

Fast-tracking US critical minerals could backfire without safeguards, Oxfam warns

A central concern is that compressing timelines could undermine the very stability the US is…

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Column: Every missile fired over Iran is burning through US tungsten stocks

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