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The battery-powered future depends on a few crucial metals

Companies and financial firms are now investing over $100 billion a year on energy storage and the electrification of transportation.

Bloomberg News | April 16, 2021 | 6:44 am

Shanghai aluminum price hits 11-year high as smelters break records

Primary aluminum output in China, the world's top producer, was…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | April 16, 2021 | 5:38 am

China’s Q1 coal output rises 16% on strong demand for winter heating

China churned out 970.56 million tonnes of coal between January…

Reuters | April 16, 2021 | 5:17 am

Ranked: Top 25 nations producing battery metals for the EV supply chain

Although China will likely maintain its dominance for the foreseeable…

Govind Bhutada - Visual Capitalist | April 15, 2021 | 8:23 pm

Western Europe claims 43% of global investments in battery manufacturing projects — report

Over $21 billion in global investments in 2020 shows the…

MINING.com Editor | April 15, 2021 | 2:58 pm

The Fed is spooking the markets not China

Fasten your seat belts, this ride is getting interesting.

Peter Schiff - Euro Pacific Capital | August 24, 2015 | 6:28 am

China fresh sell-off sends commodities, markets to the pits

The US has suspended the futures market on the Nasdaq index, as panicking traders have driven it down 5% — the maximum allowed under Wall Street rules.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 24, 2015 | 2:16 am

Metals heading for worst week of 2015

Metals from copper to aluminum fell again Friday, and were heading for their worst week of the year, after data showed Chinese factory activity shrinking at the fastest pace since 2009.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 21, 2015 | 5:05 am

Forget slower growth, worry about Chinese GDP contraction

Chinese rail freight tonnage – a key indicator for economic activity and the commodities trade – has plunged by 10.2% this year.

Frik Els | August 20, 2015 | 3:57 pm

The real reason the copper price is being crushed

Hidden Chinese inventory and the carry trade.

Frik Els | August 19, 2015 | 5:32 pm

Bill Holter: Chinese join currency wars and gold backwardation is back!

Did China just join the currency war? What will the world look like in 6 months?

Palisade Radio | August 19, 2015 | 8:11 am

Glencore stock getting hammered as China slowdown, commodities rout hit profit

The world's leading commodity trader stock slumped to a record low Wednesday after it revealed it swung to a steep first-half loss of $676 million.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 19, 2015 | 3:10 am

Copper down to fresh six-year low after China market falls

The red metal dropped to $5,012 on trading on the London Metal Exchange, approaching the level of $5,000 it last hit in late 2008.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 18, 2015 | 6:28 am

Yuan dips, diamond demand rises

At the end of last year, China became the world’s second largest diamond consuming market. More Chinese people not only buy diamonds as a luxury, but also hold them as an investment.

CNTV.cn | August 17, 2015 | 9:16 pm

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