June 1, 2011 After the dollar: what comes next? My readers are familiar with my forecast that the US dollar is in terminal decline. America is tragically bankrupt, unable to pay its lenders without printing the dollars to do…
June 1, 2011 China setting the pace for iron ore The world's biggest consumer of steel is ready to raise the stakes. Steel demand in China is expected to rise by around 25% by the year 2015, to a huge…
May 30, 2011 China coal imports to double in 2015, India close behind Top coal consumer China should see import demand more than double in the next four years and India will be close behind as both hoover up supplies on international markets…
May 27, 2011 Chinese rare earth producer gets approval for rare earth exchange – report China's biggest rare earth producer, Baotou Steel Rare Earth (Group) Hi Tech , has won local government approval to start an exchange to trade the increasingly lucrative metals used in…
May 27, 2011 Minmetals to receive $150.4m for Equinox stake sale Minmetals Resources Ltd , a unit of China state-run China Minmetals Corp, said it would net $150.4 million from the sale of its entire stake in Equinox Minerals Ltd after…
May 26, 2011 China’s gold output to reach 400 t/y by 2014, demand at 700t Chinese gold demand could rise over 22 percent in the next three years and sharply outpace domestic production, the head of the country's largest state-owned gold miner China National Gold…
May 25, 2011 Reuters: China interested in building nuclear plant in East Africa Reuters reports: China wants to help build nuclear power generation in East Africa, uranium mining and investment company IBI Corp said in a statement after meeting Chinese officials in Beijing,…
May 24, 2011 Baosteel positive about getting approval for Zhanjiang project from government China's Baoshan Iron & Steel Co Ltd expects to receive regulatory approval for its coastal Zhanjiang project this year, Chairman He Wenbo said on Tuesday, despite government resolve to extend…
May 23, 2011 Dramatic fall in China rare earths exports China's rare earths exports in April were 53% down on a year earlier and 12.6% from the March figure, yet export value per tonne rose ten-fold, customs data showed on…
May 20, 2011 Reports: Chinese steel giant says iron ore market is in a ‘bubble’ "Everyone who has money is rushing to invest in iron ore," Baosteel Group chairman, Xu Lejiang said on Friday, warning that supply may outstrip demand “sooner than expected” pushing prices…
Copper price racks up longest rally since 2017 with bulls at the helm Futures have rallied by more than 40% this year, setting up the biggest annual advance since 2009. December 30, 2025 | 09:12 am
