April 21, 2022

Gold price nears 2-week low with bond yields rebounding

Gold is seeing a correction since the market is expecting the Fed to be more aggressive in hiking rates, an analyst said.

April 21, 2022

Anglo American lowers output guidance after quarterly drop

Company's Q1 production fell 10% year on year, partly owing to operations running at reduced capacity because of higher rates of covid-19 infections among workers.

April 21, 2022

How Portuguese lithium could fuel Europe’s EV revolution

Portugal possesses the potential to mine lithium but there is a polarized perception of mining in the country, writes amil Hijazi.

April 20, 2022

Putin wants Russia to boost its use of metals to counter sanctions

Russia is a major producer of metals including aluminum, nickel, copper and steel.

April 20, 2022

Commodities broker Marex posts record profit on market boom

Pretax profit in 2021 rose 29% from the previous year to $79.6 million, while revenue climbed to a record $543 million.

April 20, 2022

Gold investors bet against Fed as war threatens paradigm shift

“Gold has effectively been questioning the Fed’s ability to raise actual real rates, while delivering a soft landing for the economy,” analyst said.

April 20, 2022

Column: Tin price still flying high despite resurgent production

Global refined tin production surged by 11% last year but production rebound hasn't done much to cool prices, writes Andy Home.

April 20, 2022

Coal’s price blistering rally can continue into 2023, producer says

Disruption to the global coal trade as a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine should extend the fuel’s price rally into next year, according to Whitehaven Coal.

April 20, 2022

Petropavlovsk’s Russian bank asks gold miner for its money back

The gold producer has found itself in an existential crisis after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the sanctions that followed.

April 20, 2022

China buys cheap Russian coking coal as world shuns Moscow

China more than doubled imports of steel-making coal from Russia in March.