China copper smelters hike Q4 2022 TC/RC floor to a five-year high

Economies reopening coupled with massive stimulus, faster-than-expected vaccine rollouts, and supportive fundamentals all point to even higher prices, said ING Bank.

Traditionally seen as a safe asset, investors bought gold in unprecedented quantities last year as the coronavirus swept through the world economy.

The China Iron and Steel Association said on Tuesday that fast-rising iron ore prices are "unreasonable."

The company started losing money in the third quarter of 2019 as lithium prices tanked amid oversupply.

Chinese Iron and Steel Association wants China's securities regulator to pay more attention to improving current futures rules.

The world outside China is finally catching up with the Asian steel giant’s already strong markets.

Parts of the world seem to have run out of the metal essential for circuit-board soldering.

Profits jumped more than fivefold year-on-year in Q1 on the back of booming prices for the red metal.

There are signs that China is already tightening credit, which may result in slower spending on copper intensive infrastructure and construction projects.