February 6, 2014

Fight China’s smog with ethanol, says Chen Lin

If China starts mandating a 5% blend of ethanol to gasoline, ethanol should trade on par with gasoline.

February 6, 2014

Dispute over Australia iron ore heats up

Mining tycoon Clive Palmer said China-owned conglomerate CITIC Pacific has "raped and disrespected" Australians.

February 5, 2014

JP Morgan about to close sale of $3.3bn commodities business with Mercuria

Swiss Mercuria, founded in 2004, has become the front-runner to buy the physical commodities unit of JPMorgan.

February 4, 2014

China: The world’s biggest energy consumer and producer

And there's an ever-widening rift between the country's oil consumption and production.

February 4, 2014

Mining deals for about $10bn coming soon to a market near you—E&Y

However, the report says those funds are unlikely to be available to junior miners.

February 3, 2014

Cosmos Chiu: Assessing gold mines in far flung places

About one-third of gold comes from Africa.

January 31, 2014

China expands further into commodity trading with London bank buy

China and the globe's largest bank takes over London unit of Johannesburg-based Standard Bank, in a transaction forecast to be the first of many as Chinese banks push overseas expansion.

January 31, 2014

The weirdest mining M&A partner I’ve seen

This is a significant signal showing us that Chinese interest in platinum is perhaps ramping up.

January 31, 2014

Dr Doom: Be afraid, but not very afraid of emerging market crises

While many emerging markets are teetering right now, noted economist Nouriel Roubini says chance of a fully-fledged crisis is low.

January 30, 2014

Iron ore price starts Chinese new year on back foot

Shanghai steel prices are slumping.