July 11, 2022

Column: Hedge funds up the bear ante on Doctor Copper and friends

Money manager positioning on the CME copper contract is as bearish as it has been since the first quarter of 2020 when industrial metals prices collapsed as China, writes Andy…

July 11, 2022

Column: China’s massive stimulus talk does little for metals as confidence fades

Demand outlook is still far from rosy, writes Clyde Russell.

July 11, 2022

China stimulus unlikely to reverse global metals meltdown

Commodity investors looking to China to reverse the severe rout in global metals markets may be disappointed.

July 8, 2022

Top 50 mining stocks lose $600bn in market value from peak

After a brutal second quarter, investors in the world’s 50 biggest mining companies are in full retreat as metal prices slump and uncertainty grips the sector.     

July 8, 2022

Copper price retreats as China’s covid woes dampen demand prospects

Benchmark London copper retreated on Friday and was on track for a fifth straight weekly loss on worries that fresh covid-19 restrictions could slow the pace of infrastructure projects.

July 7, 2022

Copper price up supported by pullback in the dollar

Head of the IMF said the outlook for the global economy had "darkened significantly" since April.

July 7, 2022

Commodities have lost 20% since June’s peak amid recession fears

Hedge-fund managers recently slashed bets on higher commodity prices to the lowest in almost two years.

July 7, 2022

New 3D geological model expected to help guide exploration of rare earth elements

The model targets alkaline igneous systems, which host many of the world's REE deposits.

July 6, 2022

Tycoon whose bet broke the nickel market walks away a billionaire

The man nicknamed ‘Big Shot’ is poised to walk away from the 2022 nickel fiasco with his company, Tsingshan Holding Group, intact and even expanding.

July 6, 2022

Tianqi Lithium raises $1.7 billion in year’s biggest Hong Kong listing

The share sale breaks a months-long drought for large offerings in Hong Kong.