April 15, 2024

Iron ore climbs to multi-week high on lower shipments, hopes of China stimulus

Iron ore shipments from top suppliers Australia and Brazil tumbled by 28.8% week-on-week.

April 14, 2024

Gold prices at a record high are keeping pawn shops busy

Record prices pushing toward $2,500 an ounce are proving hard to resist.

April 12, 2024

An eye-watering squeeze in copper ore is firing up the bulls

An index of deals compiled by CRU shows the discount for copper ore – known as treatment and refining charges – has fallen to a record low in data going…

April 12, 2024

The big crunch is here as copper decouples from market cycles, Bank of America says

The tension between demand and supply, coming as capital costs at mines rise while copper prices are slower to catch up, leads to significant price projections and concerns over the…

April 12, 2024

BHP suspending China portside iron ore sales until April 22 for system upgrade

Industry sources said they did not expect much impact, noting that portside stocks are at high levels.

April 12, 2024

China’s March iron ore imports edge up, steel exports near 8-year high

The world's largest iron ore consumer brought in 100.72 million metric tons month.

April 12, 2024

Copper price rally continues with surge to highest in 22 months

Futures on the London Metal Exchange have risen more than 12% so far this year.

April 11, 2024

Zinc price trades near one-year high as market weighs supply risks

Prices for the metal have rallied more than 13% over the past two weeks amid the threat of reduced output from refiners.

April 11, 2024

China state planner finalizes rule to set up coal production reserve system

The rule, first issued in draft form in December, called for 300 million metric tons of "dispatchable" annual coal production by 2030.

April 11, 2024

Global copper smelters less active after China’s planned output cuts

Average inactive capacity in China rose to 9% in March from 8.3% in the first two months.