Commodities from steel to iron ore to copper have gained strongly this year, partly on bets that massive U.S. government spending to rebuild infrastructure.
A tonne or more of gold mined in California and destined for the US Mint in Philadelphia when it disappeared in 1863 could be buried in cave located inside a 217,000-acre state forest, according to a special agent's findings.
Imported iron ore stocked at Chinese ports dropped for a fourth straight week to 123.95 million tonnes, as of Friday, hitting the lowest level since early October.