Coal producers have been on a tear recently, an unexpected development for the industry most responsible for carbon emissions.

In some ways, the war is slowing the shift and giving old energy new life.

The country’s largest producer of the metal said it had halted production at its mining unit to comply with local government virus restrictions.

After capping a second weekly gain, bullion climbed as much as 1% earlier in the day following price increases in both oil and natural gas.

Benchmark iron ore futures in China surged nearly 4% on Friday, erasing most of the week's losses, as mills ramped up production.

This secular gold bull’s latest upleg is strengthening, as traders gradually diversify into the yellow metal.

While investors remain happy-go-lucky, fundamental data for gold and silver is now worse than in 2021.

Shanghai has locked down its 25 million residents for almost three weeks as authorities attempt to contain the country’s biggest outbreak of covid-19 since the virus was first identified.