Column: Electric vehicles prove a bumpy ride for battery metalsExplosive price rallies in 2021 and 2022 resulted in too much new production capacity being brought online too quickly.Reuters | October 22, 2024 | 9:30 am
Column: China iron ore imports head for record even as steel output slipsChina is likely to import as much as 120 million…Reuters | October 22, 2024 | 7:25 am
Iron ore price retreats as mounting concerns on weakening steel demand weighIt fell below the key psychological level of $100 a…Reuters | October 22, 2024 | 1:26 am
China lodges WTO complaint over Canada’s EV and metal tariffs Canada announced last week it would impose 100% tariffs on Chinese-made EVs effective October 1. Bloomberg News | September 6, 2024 | 7:05 am
Iron ore price flicks higher from lowest close in nearly two years The flick higher on Friday ends five days of losses amid torrid conditions in China’s steel market. Bloomberg News | September 6, 2024 | 6:57 am
Trafigura’s top China iron ore traders leave group The departures came after global prices of the key steel-making ingredient tumbled almost 40%. Reuters | September 6, 2024 | 6:45 am
Chinese lithium producers embrace hedging to manage volatility Several companies have unveiled their hedging exposure via lithium carbonate futures during the recent earnings season. Bloomberg News | September 5, 2024 | 10:20 am
Iron ore price sinks as steel group warns of ‘flash in a pan’ recovery Iron ore slumped to its lowest level since 2022 and traded near $90 a ton. Bloomberg News | September 5, 2024 | 9:26 am
Global gold ETFs saw fourth month of inflows in August, says WGC A stronger gold price and recent inflows pushed the total assets under management to a month-end peak of $257.3 billion in August. Reuters | September 5, 2024 | 7:43 am
Column: West plugs defences as China cranks up aluminum output China's primary aluminum smelters are producing record amounts of metal and the domestic market surplus is spilling out of the country. Reuters | September 4, 2024 | 2:50 pm
Liberia conditionally lifts shutdown order on China Union’s iron ore mines China Union took over the Bong Mines, located around 150 km northeast of the capital Monrovia, with a $2.6 billion investment in 2008. Reuters | September 4, 2024 | 2:08 pm
Carlyle’s Currie sees copper price capped at $9,500 on China demand The red metal has fallen 19% from May’s all-time high of $11,104.50, pressured by bloated inventories and signs that consumption in China is soft. Bloomberg News | September 4, 2024 | 9:42 am