Global zinc market surplus shrank in January – ILZSG

Official production capacity will be adjusted to fit the new 276 working day limit, which means that mines will be held to even stricter production caps.

Analysts outline five key themes resources companies in Europe will have to deal with in the next few months.

China has agreed to scrap some export subsidies on a range of products from metals to agriculture and textiles, the United States said on Thursday, in a step by Beijing to reduce trade frictions with Washington.

China imports volumes at record setting pace.

First quarter concentrate imports are up 34% and refined metal almost 40% compared to 2015.

One of the best indicators of Chinese demand snapped a three year losing streak this week.

The Fund's slightly more positive outlook for the Chinese economy not enough to halt metal price declines this year and in 2017.

Projections on the global economic recovery have been overestimated by most policymakers and institutions for some time now. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has been no exception to this fallacy.

Chinese imports to top 1 billion tonnes for the first time