The investment bank says its forecasts for major rises in raw materials this year hadn’t panned out so far, but calls for a major rally.

Construction should start on its delayed $1.3 billion expansion project at the Toromocho copper mine in southern Peru in the next 30 days.

Western European primary aluminum production has been sliding since 2017.

Australian cargoes in April of mostly thermal coal for power plants surged 75% from the prior month.

Russian sales of refined aluminum to China nearly trebled in April from the previous year.

The first gathering of the Asian metals community since the pandemic should have been a celebration, but the resurgence never came.

Felix Tshisekedi will visit China next week as the two nations look to conclude the re-negotiation of a $6.2 billion mineral-for-infrastructure deal.

Wider financial markets marched higher after Democratic negotiators told President Joe Biden on Friday that they are making "steady progress" in talks with Republicans.