Smallest Turkish gold imports since 2022 improve current account
Net bullion imports, which peaked at nearly $5 billion a year ago, declined for a fifth month to reach $936 million in January.
Net bullion imports, which peaked at nearly $5 billion a year ago, declined for a fifth month to reach $936 million in January.
Executives from 19 smelters have agreed to re-arrange maintenance work, reduce runs and delay the startup of new projects.
Copper price on the Shanghai Futures Exchange hit a 22-month high following the news.
The policy drew investments of billions of dollars from smelting firms, most of them Chinese, and boosted Indonesia's exports.
Iron ore staged a partial recovery, after slumping by the most since mid-2022 on Monday.
Six mining companies closed down in 2022, while one more ceased activity last year.
The second-biggest gold miner this month poured its first gold in Papua New Guinea in nearly four years.
Indigenous groups in British Columbia, Montana and Idaho lobbied for intervention by both federal governments.
Oil companies plan to take advantage of emerging technologies to filter lithium from brine, as the world seeks to move away from fossil fuels.
The National People’s Congress failed to deliver gains in the prices of key commodities like iron ore and copper.