June 25, 2025 Copper price: Chinese smelters ramp up exports, potentially squeezing home market too Exports at these levels would bring renewed pressure and could potentially tip the Chinese market into backwardation as well.
June 24, 2025 Central banks eye gold, euro and yuan as dollar dominance wanes According to a report by the Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum, one in three central banks plan to increase exposure to gold over the next one-to-two years.
June 24, 2025 German battery production, trade decline; lobby urges action Market volumes fell 16% in 2024 to a total value of $23.8B, mostly due to weaker demand for lithium-ion batteries.
June 24, 2025 Trump tariffs fan calls by European metal producers for scrap export curbs Scrap metal exports to the United States nearly tripled in the first three months of 2025 versus the same period a year earlier.
June 24, 2025 Gold price takes a beating on ceasefire news Gold price falls more than $50 an ounce after Trump's surprise announcement that Israel and Iran had agreed to a complete ceasefire.
June 23, 2025 EU needs rare earths strategic reserves against China threat, commissioner says Stephane Sejourne said he would launch further tenders this year to promote alternative raw material sources.
June 23, 2025 Copper squeeze deepens as LME stockpiles plunge Copper is experiencing an historic backwardation as traders react to rapidly falling inventories, potential US tariffs, and a pricing crisis at smelters.
June 23, 2025 Key trader in Trafigura’s nickel nightmare joins Abu Dhabi’s IRH IRH has been one of the most aggressive buyers of assets in the metals and mining industry in recent years.
June 20, 2025 Niger junta seizes French nuclear giant Orano’s uranium mine The mine seizure highlights the shift by military-led states in the Sahel region against Western interests.
June 20, 2025 LME imposes new restrictions on holders of large positions The action was taken to head off the development of a potential "corner" on the market or an "undesirable situation", it said.
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am
