Base Metals Top Stories

CHARTS: Halfway through 2018 and the mining rally is over

“China’s buoyant mood is giving way to concerns around tightening credit and a slowing manufacturing sector."

Frik Els | July 2, 2018 | 4:16 pm

Commodities face a twin threat, Morgan Stanley says

Amid the warnings, copper was listed as the top pick…

Bloomberg News | July 2, 2018 | 12:25 pm

Platinum price plunges to 14-year low

Platinum prices drops 5% on Monday to lowest since July…

Frik Els | July 2, 2018 | 12:12 pm

EU warns US of boomerang effect if Trump imposes car levies

Europe warns Trump vehicle tariffs likely lead to counter-measures by…

Reuters | July 2, 2018 | 10:40 am

Congo court suspends hearing on Glencore-owned cobalt mine

Until last month, Glencore was fighting three lawsuits in Congo…

Bloomberg News | July 2, 2018 | 9:13 am

China tightens grip on copper, key to world’s energy transition

China is in the midst of a breakneck expansion of its copper industry that’s reshaping global flows of the essential metal for the world’s energy transition.

Bloomberg News | November 13, 2023 | 1:12 pm

US, Indonesia to explore mineral pact as Biden and Jokowi meet

Both sides are expected to announce a joint initiative when Presidents Joe Biden and Joko Widodo meet on Monday.

Bloomberg News | November 13, 2023 | 11:42 am

EU agrees mineral supply targets to cut reliance on China

The agreed rules set targets for the region to mine 10% of the critical raw materials it consumes, such as lithium, and for the first time copper and nickel.

Reuters | November 13, 2023 | 11:06 am