December 8, 2014

Trafigura bullish on strong results, hands $885m to top executives

The buyback was revealed in the company’s annual report, which showed improved operating profits in spite of difficult market conditions in the last two years.

December 8, 2014

China net gold import 1,212t Jan – Nov

Withdrawals from the Shanghai Gold Exchange (SGE) – currently the best indicator of Chinese wholesale demand – keep up a strong pace.

December 5, 2014

Sandvik relocates global equipment unit to India and China

The firm is closing several facilities in the U.S. and Europe, as part of a two-year business reorganization set to conclude in the next fiscal.

December 5, 2014

China’s rising: best investment vehicle to make money from it

While China is struggling with its gross domestic product (GDP) growth metrics, the country’s main stock market—the Shanghai Composite Index (SCI)—is easily outperforming the S&P 500 and NASDAQ.

December 4, 2014

Iron ore price surges

Benchmark 62% fines up 3% and premiums for high quality lump ore jump to 11-month high.

December 4, 2014

Jeffrey Nichols: paper gold bears losing grip on price

Physical buyers numbering millions are setting up a sustainable long-term gold price upswing in the face of a small group of speculators.

December 4, 2014

China said to consider scaling back restrictions on gold imports

China’s central bank circulated a draft plan to ease restrictions on gold imports, said people with knowledge of the matter, in a move that may lead to lower prices in…

December 4, 2014

Rio Tinto-Glencore a ‘poor match’: Sam Walsh

Walsh emphasized Rio was not planning any major acquisition to protect itself from a potential takeover by the commodity trader and miner rival.

December 3, 2014

The world’s most corrupt countries ranked

The least corrupt country was Denmark.

December 1, 2014

China’s Galaxy Magnets Expects Rise in Rare Earth Prices

China’s Galaxy Magnets said in a record for its investor relations activities that it expects a rise in rare earth prices.