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Vietnam to auction gold for first time in a decade

The central bank’s last gold auction was in December 2013.

Bloomberg News | April 19, 2024 | 1:44 am

Australian miner stocks trail global peers as iron ore drags

Miner shares have trailed falling iron ore prices, which have…

Bloomberg News | April 19, 2024 | 1:28 am

Lithium Americas plunges after shares sold at steep discount

Shares of the lithium explorer fell as much as 27%…

Bloomberg News | April 18, 2024 | 9:59 am

Column: Funds buy back into copper’s supercycle credentials

The impact of fund flows on the current price dynamics…

Reuters | April 18, 2024 | 7:40 am

Swiss March gold exports down on lower shipments to India

Gold exports in March fell from February as higher supplies…

Reuters | April 18, 2024 | 7:09 am

China nickel producers look to London exchange in dash for profit

Chinese companies likely to apply to the LME include Tsingshan Group, China's largest nickel producer.

Reuters | August 3, 2023 | 6:41 am

Metals traders are leaving hedge funds as markets disappoint

Despite the personnel moves, there aren’t yet signs of permanent retrenchment among hedge funds in metals.

Bloomberg News | August 3, 2023 | 6:31 am

Typhoon’s devastation brings respite to China’s coal market

Torrential rains are dousing Chinese coal prices as power consumption drops in flood-hit cities and industrial areas.

Bloomberg News | August 3, 2023 | 6:22 am

Iron ore price slump widens as China demand concerns mount

Flooding in Hebei from record rainfall added to market worries about local steel production.

Reuters | August 3, 2023 | 6:17 am

Solitario Resources stock lifted by Newmont investment

Newmont has become its largest controlling shareholder following a $1.8m investment.

Staff Writer | August 2, 2023 | 4:21 pm

Albemarle boosts profit forecast on surging lithium demand, shares jump

The company posted net income for the second quarter ended June 30 of $650 million, or $5.52 per share.

Reuters | August 2, 2023 | 1:47 pm

Over 20m tonnes of copper demand could be destroyed through 2030

New research lays out scope of substitution and thrifting of copper as automakers and other manufacturers find ways to head off a supply crunch.

Frik Els | August 2, 2023 | 11:17 am

Weak China manufacturing, lack of stimulus push copper prices down

China’s manufacturing activity dropped for a fourth consecutive month in July.

Staff Writer | August 2, 2023 | 8:02 am

Caterpillar soars to record as profit beat allays slowdown fears

Its stock rose as much as 8% Tuesday after the heavy-machinery maker posted earnings and revenue that both exceeded the highest analyst estimates in a Bloomberg survey.

Bloomberg News | August 1, 2023 | 11:07 am

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