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Copper prices pressured by weak demand, sentiment, rising inventories — report

Fitch Solutions is revising down its 2023 average annual copper price forecast as US dollar strength and market fears of another US Fed rate hike places a cap on price growth.

Staff Writer | October 10, 2023 | 4:23 pm

LME launches new collaboration with Shanghai Futures Exchange

"Our two venues have opened a new chapter of close cooperation and we intend to further deepen our collaboration in 2024," says LME CEO.

Reuters | October 10, 2023 | 1:18 pm

Key question: Which critical mineral will China ban next?

The tech products we take for granted in our modern lives remain highly vulnerable to disruption.

James Cooper | October 10, 2023 | 1:02 pm

China’s top copper buyers expect a 36% cut in Codelco premium

China's largest copper buyers expect to pay a premium of around $90 per metric ton next year.

Reuters | October 10, 2023 | 10:01 am

Zinc study group now sees market surplus for 2023

Prices for zinc are down 16% so far this year following last year's slump in demand from China.

Reuters | October 10, 2023 | 6:14 am

Coal industry faces 1 million job losses from global energy transition – research

Hundreds of labor-intensive mines are expected to close in the coming decades.

Reuters | October 10, 2023 | 6:01 am

Chinese copper tycoon goes missing, believed to be detained by police

He Jinbi and his company Maike Metals have been the focus of legal action by creditors.

Bloomberg News | October 9, 2023 | 10:30 am

China’s Ganfeng Lithium closes Xinjiang venture

Xinkuang Ganfeng Lithium was established last year for mining exploration but never started operations.

Reuters | October 9, 2023 | 9:57 am

Metal trader misery undercuts supercycle hype as losses pile up

The world’s metal traders are enduring one of their toughest periods in years.

Bloomberg News | October 8, 2023 | 11:35 am

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