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Top five contrarian commodity scenarios for 2025

The upcoming year has the potential to be one of the most volatile in recent memory, particularly in commodities, writes Clyde Russell.

Reuters | December 30, 2024 | 12:47 am

Iron ore price rebounds on improving steel margins, falling portside stocks

Stimulus hopes in top consumer China also supported market gains.

Reuters | December 30, 2024 | 12:28 am

China to cut import tariffs on some recycled copper and aluminum raw materials

The Ministry of Finance announced adjustments to various import tariff…

Reuters | December 29, 2024 | 12:25 pm

Supply-demand imbalance looms for critical battery raw materials by 2030: McKinsey

By 2030, McKinsey estimates that worldwide demand for passenger cars…

Staff Writer | December 29, 2024 | 12:16 pm

China smelter group agrees to lower Q1 copper charges

The charges tend to fall when ore supply declines and…

Reuters | December 27, 2024 | 3:51 pm

China’s metal dominance

Washington has finally begun to recognize its critical minerals vulnerability.

Rick Mills - Ahead of the Herd | December 6, 2024 | 12:44 pm

Rattled by China, West scrambles to rejig critical minerals supply chains

China's trade restrictions on strategic minerals are starting to hit Western companies where it hurts.

Reuters | December 6, 2024 | 10:32 am

Antofagasta, Jiangxi agree major drop in 2025 copper TC/RCs

The new agreement represents a drop of 73.4% from the $80 benchmark for 2024.

Reuters | December 5, 2024 | 6:51 am

Mitsubishi Corp loses $90 million in suspected China metal fraud

The loss is the latest in a string of recent cases of alleged wrongdoing to hit a major commodity trading house.

Bloomberg News | December 4, 2024 | 9:46 am

China’s trade reprisals may extend to minerals like rare earths

China isn’t short of options when it comes to critical minerals that could be used as counters in a trade war with the US.

Bloomberg News | December 4, 2024 | 9:39 am

Iron ore price gains as China stimulus hopes outweigh worries of escalating trade tensions

Hopes of more fiscal stimulus from the upcoming Central Economic Work Conference in China helped prices.

Reuters | December 4, 2024 | 7:00 am

Canada mining group uses China ban to push back on Trump tariffs

“Imposing tariffs on Canadian mineral and metal exports to the US would run counter to the shared goals of secure and reliable supply chains,” the MAC said.

Bloomberg News | December 3, 2024 | 2:43 pm

Trump tariffs could reshape global copper landscape

Canadian and Mexican exports unlikely to be cost-competitive and US would look elsewhere for 16% of its refined copper imports and 48% of semi-finished copper products.

Frik Els | December 3, 2024 | 12:09 pm

Vale sees China steel production declining, other regions to grow

The company said it will adjust its distribution network to answer to the geographical changes on global steel production.

Reuters | December 3, 2024 | 10:27 am

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