December 1, 2022

Why the Fed is wrong about inflation

Regarding what the Fed does or doesn’t do, the problem is the central bank is using the wrong numbers.

December 1, 2022

A roadmap to US domestic graphite production

Graphex Technologies has a self-contained graphite processing ecosystem in China and has bought a plant to process the metal in Michigan.

December 1, 2022

Gold price climbs 2% in wake of Powell’s comments on slower rate hikes

Traders are currently pricing in a 91% probability that the Fed increases rates by 50 basis points on Dec. 14.

December 1, 2022

BMW invests in low carbon copper firm Jetti

Jetti has the technology to extract more copper from low-grade resources and produce metal with a low carbon footprint.

December 1, 2022

JPMorgan joins HSBC as vault custodian for top gold ETF

The lender will now act as an additional custodian for the SPDR Gold Trust, according to a statement from the World Gold Council.

December 1, 2022

CME cobalt contract use soars above LME as big players join

Consumers, producers, commodity traders, brokers and banks are backing the CME's cash-settled contract as they want a liquid instrument to hedge cobalt.

December 1, 2022

Investors with $30 trillion to push companies on human rights, social issues

Plan to focus first on metals & mining, renewables sectors.

November 30, 2022

EV battery cathode costs spike as lithium price sets fresh record

Relentless rise of lithium prices and recent bounce in cobalt and nickel put pressure on electric vehicle manufacturers.

November 30, 2022

Ex-JPMorgan gold trader faces final trial in spoofing saga

Christopher Jordan’s trial starting Wednesday is part of a long crackdown by the US on market manipulation since the 2008 financial crisis.

November 30, 2022

Barclays coal plan exposes reach of Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act

The bank now expects to phase out its financing of thermal coal power in the US five years earlier than planned.