Russell: China goes from driver to brake for crude oil, iron ore and copper

China has indicated it could retaliate against US steel tariffs by targeting imports of US agricultural commodities.

Majority owner Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd said that it expected to make up any sales-related effect over the next few quarters.

Slowdown in Chinese manufacturing blamed on impact of Beijing's pollution clampdown, cooling construction sector.

Prices for lithium have more than doubled in the past two years on forecasts for massive demand from the electric vehicle industry.

China's war on smog benefitting exporters of high-quality ore as domestic steelmaking output cuts are extended.

CHART: Baltic Dry Index has plummeted 32% since December, opening up huge gap to closely correlated industrial metal prices.

Copper stocks held in warehouses registered with COMEX in the United States stand at 228,428 tonnes, up from below 90,000 tonnes at the start of 2017.

That's considering the combined rankings of all its provinces and territories, but Finland is the most attractive jurisdiction this year.

Russia has overtaken China as the fifth-biggest sovereign holder of gold.