Copper price rises on faster than expected economic growth in China

China churned out 395.79 million tonnes of coal last month.

Benchmark iron ore futures in China surged nearly 4% on Friday, erasing most of the week's losses, as mills ramped up production.

Shanghai has locked down its 25 million residents for almost three weeks as authorities attempt to contain the country’s biggest outbreak of covid-19 since the virus was first identified.

t's likely that the determination of the authorities to stamp out covid-19 will lead to ongoing lockdowns and economic disruption in coming weeks, writes Clyde Russell.

Prices rallied to their highest since July 2007 while nickel surged nearly 8%, on worries over supply shortages.

The number of EVs on the road per public charging point globally rose to 9.2 at the end of last year, from 7.4 at the end of 2020.

Lithium prices seem to be losing momentum in China, as the nation’s worsening coronavirus outbreak has upended the electric-vehicle supply chain.

"Previous market expectation was that steel demand would be postponed but not absent," analysts with GF Futures wrote in a note.

There are already signs that Asia is likely to buy less Russian coal, rather than more, in coming months, writes Clyde Russell.