June 24, 2015

Indians buy gold as Chinese shift to stocks

The rapid run-up in Chinese shares this year is dimming the allure of another popular investment: gold. Luckily for fans of the metal, demand is looking healthy in India, the…

June 24, 2015

Iron ore prices hit six-day highs, but rally won’t last say experts

Analysts from Goldman Sachs, Citi and ANZ predict prices will drop again below $50 a tonne.

June 24, 2015

India to ship 16.5 million tonnes of iron ore to Japan, South Korea

The government approved the renewal of agreement for supplying up to 16.5 million tonnes (MT) of high grade iron ore to steel plants in Japan and South Korea over three…

June 22, 2015

Gold hidden as parts of microwaves, DVD players seized at Indian airport

A total of 56 passengers are being investigated.

June 22, 2015

Glencore to pay new entity in global chain to market coal

Swiss-based mining giant Glencore says it will pay a new entity within its global chain to market and distribute its coal as it moves to close its Singapore office.

June 22, 2015

Uralkali may delist before year-end ahead of imminent merger — report

The world's largest potash miner is said to be mulling a merger with Uralchem, one of its main shareholders.

June 21, 2015

Met-coal plumbs decade lows

Hobbled by too much supply and not enough demand, especially in China, the coal needed to produce steel has fallen to levels not seen since 2004.

June 21, 2015

ICL to supply India with 835,000 tonnes of potash

Israel's ICL has signed several contracts to supply its Indian customers with a total of 835,000 tonnes of potash.

June 21, 2015

China’s energy demand may not increase until 2017

In this post I revisit the energy production and consumption data for China looking for clues about the future direction of global energy markets.

June 17, 2015

INFOGRAPHIC: Every Chinese overseas investment over $100m visualized

Showing over 1,250 attempted transactions, this list includes both successful and failed attempts in order to visualize the ebb and flow of Chinese investments up until mid-2014.