Analysts expect the firm to sell 1.5 million vehicles this year, doubling from 2021.

A pro-China propaganda campaign used fake social media accounts to try to stir up opposition, including protests, against mining firms that challenge China's business interests.

Beijing and Shanghai recording no new local covid-19 cases sparked a broad-based rally in metals.

Growth in Australia, faster growth in Brazil and stabilisation in Mainland China's ore output will be the main drivers of growth, Fitch says.

Across markets, there’s growing talk that high prices for raw materials will be cured only by recessions in the second half.

Hotter-than-normal weather in China is pushing power demand to an all-time high, increasing the consumption of coal.

It appears market participants want to see actual demand rising, rather than officials talking about it, writes Clyde Russell.

The departures come against a backdrop of falling commodity prices that has been less profitable for Trafigura than the booming markets earlier in the year.