May 22, 2016 China plans $720B infrastructure investment, but iron ore still oversupplied China plans to invest CNY4.7 trillion ($720 billion) on 303 transport infrastructure projects over three years but that may not be enough to give a strong boost to commodity prices…
May 19, 2016 Harvard, IMF economist: Emerging markets must go for gold If all central banks were to hold at least 5% of forex reserves in gold (versus 60%+ in rich economies) it would require the purchase of almost 8,000 tonnes
May 18, 2016 One in five rare earth companies want out A new survey of the rare earth industry outside China shows many producers and processors are responding to weak prices by exiting the market.
May 17, 2016 Copper price won’t lag spiking oil for much longer China's spending on infrastructure is being front-loaded and should translate into significantly higher copper demand later in the year.
May 17, 2016 Chart of the Week: ‘China’s debt bomb’ The ramp up in Chinese debt accumulation has been a leading concern of investors for years.
May 16, 2016 China’s ICBC buys giant London gold vault from Barclays The deal, due to close in July, will make ICBC Standard the only Chinese bank to operate a vault in London.
May 16, 2016 Eldorado Gold to sell remaining assets in China to Yintai Resources for $600 million The deal marks the end of Eldorado’s reign in China.
May 15, 2016 Iron ore keeps dropping Supply-demand fundamentals for iron ore appear to be moving back to balance amid steel supply concerns and after Chinese stock market regulators announced more steps to discourage speculative trading in…
May 14, 2016 Gold demand just had a major growth spurt Negative interest rates and slow growth have fuelled investors' demand for gold in record-breaking fashion.
May 11, 2016 Miners going broke – worst still to come New report says mining and metals companies set to default on debt at more than three times the historical rate going back to 1983.
Gold and silver prices stumble at the end of best year since the 1970s Both metals are on track for their best year since 1979. December 31, 2025 | 12:59 pm
