August 23, 2012 Worrying: China’s purchasing manager index at nine-month low Another sign of a slowing China was released today HSBC Flash China Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index fell to 47.8, a nine-month low. […]
August 22, 2012 China’s oil giant cuts dividends to afford Nexen Even Chinese oil giants have to pinch pennies when making a $15 billion bid
August 20, 2012 A gold backing for China’s renminbi? Some central bankers may be listening to Ron Paul after all.
August 20, 2012 That $110 iron ore price floor: Gone! Iron ore has only enjoyed three up trading days over the last six weeks.
August 20, 2012 Australia’s Queensland coal industry hits new wall as Yancoal reviews expansion Already running at a loss or struggling to stay in the black, most thermal coal mines in Australia's Queensland are now facing additional challenges as exports drop and major projects…
August 20, 2012 Iron ore red alert: China’s steel output could shrink for the first time in 31 years Given Chinese officials' penchant for painting rosy economic pictures, it is something of a big deal when a state-backed institution such as the China Iron and Steel Association makes such…
August 17, 2012 Iron ore testing $110 support as Chinese steel contracts drop to record low Iron ore has only enjoyed three up days over the last six weeks of trading.
August 17, 2012 Heard the rumour China is buying 6,000 tonnes of gold? It may not be as crazy as it sounds “There’s a significant discrepancy between domestic gold demand in China and the level of Chinese gold imports and production."
August 17, 2012 Oyu Tolgoi start-up, costs under threat from Mongolia–China stand-off Rio Tinto would have to build its own power plant and delay commercial production if the two nations cannot come to a deal during long-running power negotiations.
August 17, 2012 Central banks double last year’s gold buys Central banks demand for gold in the second quarter reached 157.2 tonnes, a record high and more than double last year's Q2.
Copper poised for best year since 2009 after December surge All six base metals on the LME are headed for annual gains in a year that’s seen an array of supply-side pressures. December 24, 2025 | 10:11 am
