September 28, 2022

Gold price rallies as dollar pulls back

Spot gold climbed 1.7% as the US dollar retreated after scaling a new two-decade high.

September 26, 2022

Transparency International urges EU sanctions on Russian diamonds, Alrosa

More sanctions on individuals - including those involved in organizing Moscow's ad hoc votes in occupied east Ukraine on joining Russia - are also expected.

September 23, 2022

US MINES Act seeks to curb Russia, China grip on critical minerals

California Republican congressman Ken Calvert said America must be "clear-eyed about the Chinese and Russian aggression when it comes to consolidating critical mineral resources.”

September 23, 2022

Column: Russian supply uncertainty weighs on aluminum market

Aluminum traders had seen this movie before back in 2018, when US sanctions on Rusal's owner Oleg Deripaska caused massive upheaval along the entire length of the global supply chain.

September 20, 2022

Russia aluminum giant weighs selling directly on London Metal Exchange

Rusal isn’t under Western sanctions but it’s nonetheless being hit as some big consumers in Europe.

September 20, 2022

China’s spending on Russian energy climbs to record $8.3 billion

The haul for August was 68% higher than a year ago and included a record amount of coal.

September 20, 2022

Swiss imports of Russian gold rise to most since April 2020

About 5.7 tons -- worth $324 million -- of Russian metal was imported by the refining hub in August.

September 17, 2022

Russia’s secret gem sales are dividing the diamond world

There’s a handful of Indian and Belgian buyers who are snapping up large volumes of Russian diamonds at lucrative terms.

September 17, 2022

Nornickel plans to raise employees’ stake in mining giant, says top shareholder

Nornickel plans to increase the equity holdings of employees and other individuals to collectively comprise 25% of the company, up from 10% now.

September 13, 2022

Commodity markets are contending with a growing liquidity crisis

The giant price fluctuations that followed Russia’s invasion of Ukraine roiled markets for everything from natural gas to crude oil and metals.