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Column: Surging exchange stocks pile the pressure on nickel

Nickel was the worst performer among the London Metal Exchange's base metals last year.

Reuters | January 18, 2024 | 9:15 am

Saudi Arabia flags commodity trading ambitions with DME stake

The owner of Saudi Arabia’s stock market has acquired a…

Bloomberg News | January 18, 2024 | 7:51 am

Gold price drops to near $2,000 on hawkish Fed comments

Gold is now at its lowest in 2024 after starting…

Staff Writer | January 17, 2024 | 9:26 am

Iron ore futures retreat amid weak China data

The benchmark February iron ore on the Singapore Exchange slid…

Reuters | January 17, 2024 | 8:44 am

Los Pelambres boosted Antofagasta copper production in 2023

It stepped up production at Los Pelambres after overcoming water…

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 17, 2024 | 7:06 am

CHARTS: LME zinc stocks plunge to 1989 low, but Chinese levels rebound

Shutdowns of European smelters due to high power prices have been a key reason behind low LME stocks.

Reuters | January 18, 2023 | 8:03 am

Nickel Industries set to raise $471m to buy nickel assets

The company will also look to collaborate with Tsingshan Group.

Reuters | January 17, 2023 | 4:43 pm

Copper price retreats on weak economic data from China

China's economy grew 3% last year, one of the weakest annual growth figures in nearly half a century.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 17, 2023 | 10:13 am

Trafigura plans to take large amounts of LME copper

Copper stocks in LME registered warehouses stand at 83,325 tonnes are already low.

Reuters | January 17, 2023 | 9:54 am

Mega miners are hunting for deals after decade on the sidelines

The industry is flush with cash after last year’s record profits, while boards and managers believe they have the support of key investors after promising to avoid the reckless overspending of the last cycle.

Bloomberg News | January 17, 2023 | 9:39 am

Goldman sees ‘bullish concoction’ for global commodities

Jeff Currie sees parallels with the record run-up in commodities prices from 2007 to 2008.

Bloomberg News | January 16, 2023 | 11:59 am

Northwest Copper drills one of longest and highest-grade holes at Kwanika

Hole K-22-255 returned 399.8 metres of 0.62% copper, 0.74 g/t gold and 2 g/t silver from 152.2 metres downhole.

Staff Writer | January 16, 2023 | 10:37 am

Gold price seen rising towards record highs as rate rises near end

Gold prices are expected to rise towards record highs above $2,000 an ounce this year, according to industry analysts.

Reuters | January 16, 2023 | 9:52 am

Column: China didn’t drive commodity markets in 2022. It may in 2023

The market narrative for China's appetite for commodities has moved on from what was a soft 2022 to expectations of a strong 2023.

Reuters | January 16, 2023 | 7:27 am

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