January 4, 2023

Copper price falls on demand fears

Surging covid cases in China after the easing of restrictions have reinforced worries about demand.

January 4, 2023

Rio Tinto, Baowu take next step towards developing Guinea joint venture

Guinea's government requires any developer to build a 600-km railway to the coast.

January 4, 2023

China allows four firms to resume Aussie coal imports

China imposed restrictions on Australian commodities including coal and wine just over two years ago.

January 3, 2023

Recession risks to weigh on precious metals prices, but weaker dollar would help — report

Depending on the direction for the dollar resulting from the Fed's actions, gold is likely to fall in range between $1,620/oz $1,920/oz.

January 3, 2023

Manganese batteries market may face deficit in 2024

Industry insiders estimate the price at $3,300 per tonne by 2027, growing to $4,000 by 2031.

January 3, 2023

Copper price down as China’s manufacturing activity contracts

China's manufacturing sector activity contracted at a sharper pace in December as surging infections disrupted production.

December 30, 2022

China’s covid U-turn lifts iron ore after wild swings in 2022

The most-traded May iron ore on China's Dalian Commodity Exchange, DCIOcv1, ended the session up 2.8% at $124.14 a tonne.

December 30, 2022

Platinum price on pace for 20% quarterly gain, biggest since 2008

According to Reuters data, platinum is by far the best-performing precious metal in 2022.

December 30, 2022

Coal, gas lead 2022 commodities rally

Industrial metals and iron ore are on track to finish in negative territory.

December 30, 2022

Rusal eyes rising demand for low-carbon aluminum in China

Chinese EV makers are working to lower their carbon footprint in anticipation of growing pressure from overseas consumers to decrease emissions.