February 15, 2012

Takeovers the Path to Golden Returns: Sascha Opel

Sascha Opel, publisher of one of Germany’s most popular commodity newsletters, looks at the economy with rose-colored glasses. He sees the end […]

February 13, 2012

Iran sanctions: Trade with number 6 iron ore exporter heading to zero

Although some Asian firms have found creative ways of doing business with Iran, European iron ore traders and shipping companies are shying away completely from transacting with the country as…

February 13, 2012

China is buying lots of copper but not because it needs it

Gordon G. Chang, gloomy prognosticator on China, digs into trade numbers on copper and believes the Chinese are buying copper to gussy up their trade deficit numbers, rather than having…

February 12, 2012

Chinese miner buys a $25 million stake in Malaysian iron ore mines

Chinese miner, Prosperity Minerals (PMHL.L), announced on Monday a US$25 million investment in Malaysian iron ore mines.

February 10, 2012

Germany and Kazakhstan ink $4 billion rare earths deal

A $4 billion rare earths deal signed this week between Germany and Kazakhstan is being criticized by human rights groups.

February 10, 2012

China secretly raised its gold reserves

China disclosed on Friday that it had secretly raised its gold reserves by three-quarters since 2003, increasing its holdings to 1,054 tonnes and confirming years of speculation it had been…

February 9, 2012

Canaccord to raise a US$1-billion fund for Chinese investment in natural resources

Canadian merchant bank Canaccord Financial Inc. (TSX:CF) stocks were up almost 3 percent this morning after the company announced this morning that it will partner with the Import Export Bank…

February 9, 2012

Canada gets more than just pandas in black and white as Harper signs China uranium deal

Canada’s nuclear-energy industry generates some $6.6 billion in annual revenue, $1.2 billion in exports each year and employs roughly 31,000 people according to Harper's office.

February 8, 2012

Massive rise in China gold imports in 2011 – policy controlling the price

China continues to see rising gold consumption with a virtual tripling of gold imports through Hong Kong in 2011, but demand in December appears to have stuttered ahead of the…

February 7, 2012

Chinese companies hurling headlong into Sunshine Oilsands IPO

Reuters reports that sovereign wealth fund China Investment Corp (CIC) and state oil company Sinopec are among three cornerstone investors that will pledge $350 million towards Sunshine Oilsands Ltd's Hong…