July 18, 2022

Iron ore price rises back above $100 as China steps in to ease property woes

Chinese regulators on Sunday urged banks to extend loans to qualified real estate projects and meet developers financing needs where reasonable.

July 18, 2022

Marathon Gold reaches permit milestones for Valentine

The company is moving the Valentine gold project forward thanks to new permits and stakeholder agreements.

July 18, 2022

China plans iron ore giant to assert market control

China spent about $180 billion on iron ore imports last year.

July 18, 2022

Chinese lithium giant pulls EVs deeper into forced labor glare

Ganfeng’s Chairman earlier this year visited Xinjiang, where activists say Uyghurs and other Muslim citizens have been subjected to forced labor.

July 16, 2022

End of coal ban would stabilize China relations, Australia says

Chinese bureaucrats are proposing that senior leaders should authorize the resumption of coal purchases as tensions between Beijing and Canberra begin to ease.

July 15, 2022

Iron ore price sinks below $100 a tonne on grim China demand outlook

"The government needs to intervene decisively and swiftly in order to stabilize property and capital market sentiment," said JP Morgan.

July 15, 2022

Copper price rebounds despite weak economic activity in China

The world’s second-largest economy shrank by 2.6% in the three months ending in June.

July 15, 2022

Column: China’s sluggish commodity imports set to improve, but risks abound

Overall, China is at a very different point in its economic cycle to much of the rest of the world, writes Clyde Russell.

July 14, 2022

China’s June daily coal output jumps on peak summer demand

Coal output over the first six months of 2022 reached 2.19 billion tonnes, up 11% from the same period last year.

July 14, 2022

China studies ending Australia coal ban on supply fear

Officials are looking to boost fuel supplies to avoid a repeat of last year’s power disruptions -- particularly ahead of a key party congress.