Gold traders expect the price of gold to climb between 25 per cent to 50 per cent next year as a coming swarm of political uncertainties will lead investors to bet on the precious metal.

Iron ore prices, traditionally influenced primarily by demand and supply factors in the physical market, are showing signs of becoming “financialised” as paper trading increasingly plays a part in driving prices.

Using heavy earth-excavators and explosives, miners have been tearing into Myanmar’s northern hills in recent months, before a new government takes office next year.

Project delayed three years and over budget at least three times its original estimate.

London Metal Exchange's largest broker says HKEx purchase will help its Asian expansion

Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton are set to report lower-than-expected iron-ore output for the March quarter after heavy rain and cyclones disrupted operations in Australia.

Rusal, the world's largest aluminium producer, is expected to see a substantial drop in fourth-quarter profit margin due to lower prices of the metal, although temporary shutdowns by high-cost producers would limit any further downside.

Sarah Greenberg, a jewellery designer in Oakland, California, used to craft half of her collection from gold. Now, she does not even carry pieces made from the precious metal in stock.

The world's first offshore yuan-denominated spot gold market was launched in Hong Kong yesterday, opening a new window for trading the Chinese currency and enabling the city to strengthen its role as a global gold market.

The London Metal Exchange (LME) will double the amount of metal required to be delivered from the biggest stockpiles to ease a backlog in Detroit, home to a quarter of global stockpiles. The so-called load-out rate will be increased to a daily minimum of 3,000 metric tons for a warehouse company storing more than 900,000 tons at a single location in April. The new rules may help to remove aluminum faster from warehouses holding the biggest stockpiles. Withdrawing metal from warehouses in Detroit, the only location with stockpiles above 900,000 tons, can take as long as seven months.