July 3, 2015

China’s rate cuts to slow copper demand even further — report

China's central bank commitment to ensure policy remained prudent this year may mean no more monetary stimulus, which could see copper demand growth slow further.

July 2, 2015

China clamours to set global gold prices

The world's biggest producer and consumer of the metal sees a golden opportunity to expand its pricing power.

July 2, 2015

World Coal Association welcomes China’s continued commitment to low emissions coal technology

The World Coal Association has welcomed today’s announcement by China of its Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC) in preparation for the COP21 climate negotiations in Paris later this year.

July 1, 2015

Iron ore falls below the $60 mark again

The value of the commodity has fallen by about 35% over the latest 12-month period, hitting Australia’s economy harder than expected.

July 1, 2015

US Gov’t offers $20 million to projects aimed at recovering rare earths from coal

The National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) has been investigating the economic feasibility of recovering the coveted elements from coal.

June 30, 2015

False gold scam in Canada results in arrest of Chinese national

Bao Sheng Zhong, a Chinese national living in Richmond, B.C., now faces three counts of fraud for allegedly scamming two Asian women and one Asian man from the Lower Mainland.

June 28, 2015

Why Buffett bet a billion on solar

During the late innings of the ICE-age (as in the Internal Combustion Engine age) it has become clear that feeding gasoline and diesel to the next billion new cars is…

June 26, 2015

Nervous Chinese investors dive back into gold

Chinese gold imports via Hong Kong jump 35%, shipments from Switzerland increase nine-fold in May as Shanghai's equity rally turns into sharp correction.

June 25, 2015

China readies to launch yuan gold fix before year-end

While details remain unknown, it is believed the fix would be launched via the Shanghai Gold Exchange, the world's biggest physical bullion exchange.

June 25, 2015

Rick Rule and Porter Stansberry’s guide to protecting your portfolio from the ravages of the currency wars

Russia, China and the U.S. are in a battle for currency dominance and natural resource stocks have been buffeted as a result.