July 13, 2018

Germany to host Europe’s first EV battery plant

BMW already signed up as the factory's main client.

July 13, 2018

Trade war sends commodities to biggest drop in 5 months

China, the biggest consumer of everything from copper to coal, has warned that the proliferation of tariffs could cause a global recession.

July 11, 2018

Copper price plunges to 1-year low

Metal market mayhem with $13 billion worth of copper futures offloaded by lunchtime.

July 11, 2018

Trump started the metals rally, now he’s the reason it’s ending

The U.S. election of Donald Trump lit a fire under metals markets in 2016 as investors took a liking to his pro-business agenda. Now, copper and other metals are tanking…

July 10, 2018

China’s electric car appetite spawns 77-year-old billionaire

Huh Chin-kyu has become his country’s latest billionaire thanks to increasing demand for the firm’s copper coils.

July 10, 2018

Tesla to open Shanghai plant with capacity of 500,000 cars a year

Chinese electric vehicle ecosystem continues to expand.

July 9, 2018

Invesco turns to Trump playbook for signs of a metal rebound

Escalating trade conflict between the U.S. and China has sent industrial metals to oversold territory.

July 6, 2018

Zambia delays projects to cut debt and woo IMF back to talks

The IMF has warned the southern African nation is at high risk of debt distress, while investors have grown skeptical about the amount of external loans.

July 6, 2018

Metal markets are preparing for a new world disorder

Donald Trump’s attempts to re-balance global trade have already sent the metals world into a tizzy and as countries respond to U.S. tariffs and sanctions, the disarray is set to…

July 5, 2018

Copper price takes another huge hit

Bears ignore soothing words about US-China trade war dropping copper to near 1-year low in frenzied trade.