November 27, 2025 Column: LME lead stocks churn masks battery metal’s growing surplus LME-registered lead stocks are the highest they've been in over a decade and traders have for months been tussling for units to lock into lucrative storage deals.
November 26, 2025 Silver stockpile slump in China poses new risk to a hot market Inventories in warehouses linked to the Shanghai Futures Exchange recently hit the lowest level since 2015.
November 26, 2025 US group sues Apple over Congo conflict minerals International Rights Advocates has previously sued Tesla, Apple and other tech firms over cobalt sourcing.
November 26, 2025 Trader accused by Trafigura says there was ‘no deception’ Prateek Gupta continues to allege that Trafigura’s executives knew that what they were buying was not LME brand nickel.
November 26, 2025 Congo cobalt exports yet to resume after ban ends, watchdog says ARECOMS said it expects to complete the outstanding steps required for the restart of shipments shortly.
November 26, 2025 China ‘firmly opposes’ negative copper treatment charges Treatment and refining charges – the fees earned by smelters for processing ore into metal – have plunged to record lows this year.
November 26, 2025 India approves $816M rare earth magnets manufacturing program Move aims to curb reliance on imports for elements vital to industries from electric vehicles and aerospace to defence and energy.
November 26, 2025 Codelco’s record China copper offer sparks threats to walk away Record-high offers from Chile’s copper giant spur some Chinese buyers to exit 2025 term deals and question the benchmark.
November 25, 2025 China’s October net gold imports via Hong Kong fall about 64% from September "What we're really seeing here is a weakness in the Chinese demand while they have been firmly strong earlier in the year," analyst says.
November 25, 2025 GRAPHIC: US set to narrow its rare earth gap, others not so much China would still supply roughly 60% of the world's key magnet-making rare earths by 2030, according to Reuters analysis.
Germany’s top diplomat sees progress in China rare earth talks Relations between Germany and China have been strained since Merz took office in May promising to take a tougher line with Beijing. December 08, 2025 | 10:21 am
