The European Commission's focus on future-looking metals seems to have blind-sided it to the older metals that are also required to decarbonize, writes Andy Home.

Fitch Solutions projected the global zinc market to post a deeper deficit of 228,000 t in 2022 from a shortfall of 48,000 t in 2021.

The decision to suspend drilling comes as company continues to face delays in permitting.

Zinc, aluminum and silicon production cuts have already left consumers in the Europe's steel, auto and construction industries facing severe shortages.

The dollar hit its biggest one-day price since March 2020.

The two sides will begin talks Friday as part of an engagement channel agreed earlier this month in Washington.