Metal has broken out of more than a decade of price weakness to reach its highest since 2014.

Copper’s micro dynamics are reinforcing the macro reflation trade that is lifting prices across the commodities spectrum.

Industrial activities remain high in China despite the Lunar New Year, keeping demand up.

A roundup of the biggest stories of the week.

Nickel has quietly been going neck-in-neck with copper since the start of the base metals rally.

Traders and leading investors say the market needs more good news before prices can rip higher.

The rise of cryptocurrencies, including red-hot Bitcoin, just handed one of the world’s leading gold miners one more reason to urge investors to buy the age-old haven that is bullion.

Chinese imports of refined nickel fell by 32% year-on-year to 130,700 tonnes in 2020.