Iron ore price rises while China warns against speculation

It’s not just car buyers that may feel the pinch.

Global exchange stocks, comprising those in LME, CME and Shanghai Futures Exchange warehouses, have fallen for the last two months.

In some ways, the richer nations of the developed world can speed up the end of coal in Asia, writes Clyde Russell.

What might appear good news for the rest of the world is tempered by a supply-chain crisis, writes Andy Home.

The world's top metals consumer still heavily relies on imported resources of the metals.

Metals are still at “sky-high levels” even relative to China’s recent weak factory data, analysts from Capital Economics wrote in a note.

Copper smelting in China is ramping up after seasonal maintenance in the third quarter.

As was the case during the October squeeze, buyers on the LME are again paying huge premiums to roll forward front-month contracts.

The demand remains cool on steel production controls and sluggish downstream consumption.