t's likely that the determination of the authorities to stamp out covid-19 will lead to ongoing lockdowns and economic disruption in coming weeks, writes Clyde Russell.

Screenshots of the bogus press release about a deal had been shared earlier on Twitter.

Supporting this gold rally is the latest US inflation data, which showed monthly consumer prices are still surging.

Prices rallied to their highest since July 2007 while nickel surged nearly 8%, on worries over supply shortages.

Guinea shipments at an all-time high but local value-adding a problem – report.

Since the start of 2022, inflation concerns have jump-started a fresh wave of gold buying.

Russia provides about half of Airbus’s titanium needs, directly or through key suppliers.

Copper futures on the Comex have been trading at a premium to those on the London Metal Exchange in recent weeks.