June 6, 2025 LME acts to shield aluminum market from huge Mercuria bet The LME took action after Mercuria’s position in the June contract was consistently far bigger than the aluminum inventories in the exchange’s warehouse system.
June 6, 2025 Australian Strategic Materials sees jump in rare earths enquiries amid supply shortage Shares of the company rose as much as 29.1% to hit a more than 3-week high.
June 6, 2025 Falling LME copper stocks inflate premium for nearby contracts Total copper stocks in the LME warehouse system have halved since mid-February to 132,400 tons, the lowest in almost a year.
June 6, 2025 Sinomine halts Namibia copper smelter, citing concentrate shortage The Tsumeb smelter is one of the few facilities in the world that can treat arsenic and lead-bearing copper concentrates.
June 6, 2025 China’s rare earth weapon changes contours of trade war battlefield Several European auto suppliers shut down production lines this week after running out of supplies.
June 6, 2025 Gold-mining ETFs losing their shine following torrid 2025 rally Investors are exiting exchange-traded funds that track the shares of gold-mining companies.
June 6, 2025 Debswana curbs diamond production as weak demand persists The global diamond market has experienced a downturn since the second half of 2023.
June 6, 2025 Trump and Xi agree to more talks as trade disputes brew The highly anticipated call came in the middle of a dispute over rare earth minerals.
June 6, 2025 Nickel oversupply to persist on expansion, slower demand growth, industry experts say Oversupply in the global nickel market is expected to persist over the next few years.
June 5, 2025 Nippon Steel, US seek 8-day pause in litigation to resolve deal concerns Trump administration on Thursday asked a US appeals court to extend a pause to give them more time to reach a deal.
Hedge funds cut bullish gold wagers to lowest in 15 weeks Hedge funds and other large speculators reduced net-long positions by 23%. February 06, 2026 | 03:33 pm
