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More iron ore price madness as China’s mom-and-pops pile in

As iron ore rallies again – up 6% on Friday – report shows just how bonkers Chinese speculation in ore futures are compared to anything on Wall Street.

Frik Els | April 29, 2016 | 1:52 pm

This chart shows actual China GDP growth highest since 2014

Few trust official Chinese growth numbers, but new research shows activity across a wide section of the economy accelerated sharply in the first quarter.

Frik Els | April 28, 2016 | 10:10 am

Anglo American to sell Brazilian units to China Molybdenum for $1.5 billion

The niobium and phosphates division, which consists of mines, plants, processing facilities, chemical complexes and deposits, was one of Anglo’s more profitable businesses.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 28, 2016 | 2:56 am

INFOGRAPHIC: Four maps showing China’s rising dominance in trade

China’s economic prowess is one of these new paradigms that has emerged, but many people still can’t really wrap their heads around the scale or scope of it.

Visual Capitalist | April 27, 2016 | 1:58 pm

Iron ore price plummets amid Chinese speculative mania

China clamps down, but Beijing's record on market intervention is not good and speculative bubbles tend to blow up spectacularly inside the country.

Frik Els | April 27, 2016 | 10:29 am

Iron ore price: Only question now is how rapid the fall

Beijing clampdown on Chinese commodity markets where six out of ten of the world's most active derivates are now traded doesn't bode well for iron ore price.

Frik Els | April 26, 2016 | 4:44 pm