January 18, 2012 Will China unleash more stimulus and boost gold prices? On Tuesday, China reported GDP growth of 8.9 percent in the last quarter of 2011, which is the slowest growth increase in more than two years.
January 18, 2012 BHP sees record iron ore output BHP Billiton (BHP.AX) (BLT.L), the world's biggest mining company, forecast record iron ore production this year after quarterly output jumped by a fifth, shrugging off predictions that growth in top…
January 17, 2012 New China system hopes to break iron ore monopoly China has launched a rival online iron ore trading platform it hopes will allow it to weaken the monopoly of Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton.
January 17, 2012 Gold bounces to 5-week highs as euro, commodities gain Gold was up 1.1% at $1,662.40/oz on Tuesday, its highest climb in five weeks, as German economic data boosted the euro and stocks and commodities were lifted by Chinese trade…
January 17, 2012 Goldman Sachs reckons copper to be boosted by China growth pick-up Re-accelerating Chinese growth will make for better base metals markets - notably copper - say Goldman Sachs analysts
January 17, 2012 Commodities face twin macro risks in Europe, China, Morgan Stanley says Commodity markets face the “twin macro risks” of a European recession and a hard landing in China this year, according to Morgan Stanley.
January 16, 2012 Iron ore expected to fall in 2012 but majors keep cranking it out The market for iron ore is likely to soften this year but industry leaders Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton are not pulling in production, betting that the slowdown in steelmaking…
January 16, 2012 China launches first physical iron ore trading platform The country hopes the new platform will help strengthen its pricing power and wrest control from Vale, BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto, which between them control three quarters of global…
January 15, 2012 Vale’s 350,000 Ton Cargo of Iron Ore to Be Auctioned to the Highest Bidder Brazilian iron ore producer Vale SA (VALE) will likely wait until the end of the Lunar New Year to sell a massive cargo of iron ore that was delivered into…
January 15, 2012 ‘Factors affecting Indian Chinese jewelry demand in 2012’ China's growing romance with gold will continue and may reshape the jewelry climate in Asia, as Chinese demand challenges India for the top consumer spot. In other parts of the…
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