Copper price back below $9,000 on Evergrande jitters

Tangshan, China's top steelmaking city, has extended recent emergency pollution control measures until July 21 because of a possible major smog alert.

High-grade iron ore may spike to $100 a metric ton as China intensifies a clampdown on pollution by restraining industrial activity.

This is the latest disaster in the Hpakant jade mining region.

BMW already signed up as the factory's main client.

China, the biggest consumer of everything from copper to coal, has warned that the proliferation of tariffs could cause a global recession.

Metal market mayhem with $13 billion worth of copper futures offloaded by lunchtime.

The U.S. election of Donald Trump lit a fire under metals markets in 2016 as investors took a liking to his pro-business agenda. Now, copper and other metals are tanking as Trump’s trade war against China threatens to derail economic growth.

Chinese electric vehicle ecosystem continues to expand.

Escalating trade conflict between the U.S. and China has sent industrial metals to oversold territory.