Glencore shareholder Bluebell opposes ‘value destructive’ Teck deal

Meanwhile, the dollar hovered close to a 20-year high.

Covid-19 lockdowns in China and prospects of aggressive US rate hikes fuelled recession fears.

Usually a failed US listing is cause for concern, but not so for Sprott, or investors and analysts tracking the company’s Canadian-listed physical uranium trust.

Where will Ford get all the lithium and other metals for the many electric vehicles the company plans to produce?

The optimism stems from a global trend towards renewable energy transformation, in which copper is an essential metal.

Gold investment demand is surging as traders increasingly comprehend this leading alternative asset’s amazing fundamental backdrop.

A Politburo meeting chaired by President Xi Jinping said China would adopt a package of policies to help pandemic-hit industries.

Also lifting the safe-haven metal's appeal, data showed the US economy unexpectedly contracted in the first quarter.

Sales slumped 18% from a year earlier and imports plummeted by more than half in the January-to-March period as prices surged.