October 20, 2011 Iron ore price slide unlikely to stop as China continues to sputter The rout in industrial metals has claimed another victim: iron ore. On the same day that copper tumbled nearly 7% for its biggest slide in a month, Bloomberg reports that…
October 20, 2011 China, Taiwan sign nuclear safety accord Taiwan and mainland China have signed a cross-Strait cooperation agreement on nuclear safety and emergency reporting during the seventh round of talks between the two sides in the past three…
October 20, 2011 Copper cancelled warrants signal Chinese restocking, not consumption The recent rise in cancelled warrants for copper is a sign of Chinese merchants restocking at prices at or below $7,000 per tonne rather than consumption, traders told MB.
October 19, 2011 UAE to invest $9.5 bn in aluminium smelters: Indonesia The UAE plans to make possibly the largest-ever investments in Indonesia's industrial sector by pumping $9.5 billion into aluminium smelter projects in Kalimantan, Indonesia's ambassador to the UAE said on…
October 19, 2011 China’s economy isn’t landing slowly; it is circling until it runs out of gas Despite a decline in quarter-on-quarter GDP numbers implying a soft landing for China's red hot economy, Patrick Chovanec says that fixed investment is still running at an unsustainable 23.4%, and…
October 18, 2011 China steel mills force Vale to bend over iron ore pricing The world's number one iron ore producer Vale is considering shifting from iron ore pricing based on the previous quarter’s prices to levels more aligned with the spot price the…
October 18, 2011 China’s largest producer of rare earth shutting production to stimulate the market Reteurs reports that Baotou Steel Rare-Earth Hi-Tech is suspending production hoping to stimulate an over-supplied the market.
October 18, 2011 Chinese slowdown worrying for iron ore miners GROSS domestic product data released today showed a slowing in Chinese growth, which could lead to lower demand for iron ore.
October 17, 2011 China’s gold output rises 6% in Aug, peaks at 31.89 t World's biggest gold producer, China, produced 31.89 tonnes of gold in August, which was a 6% increase from the previous month. SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's gold output rose six percent…
October 16, 2011 Hong Kong starts trading bullion in yuan to tap ‘triple demand’ Hong Kong’s Chinese Gold & Silver Exchange Society, a century-old bullion bourse, will start trading gold quoted in yuan today, boosting the city’s status as an offshore hub for the…
Heavy rainfall disrupts Australian metallurgical coal supplies Some coal miners have declared force majeure on portions of their shipments or warned customers of potential delays, according to traders. January 16, 2026 | 07:09 am
