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Dispute over Australia iron ore heats up

Mining tycoon Clive Palmer said China-owned conglomerate CITIC Pacific has "raped and disrespected" Australians.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 6, 2014 | 7:45 pm

JP Morgan about to close sale of $3.3bn commodities business with Mercuria

Swiss Mercuria, founded in 2004, has become the front-runner to buy the physical commodities unit of JPMorgan.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 5, 2014 | 2:38 pm

China: The world’s biggest energy consumer and producer

And there's an ever-widening rift between the country's oil consumption and production.

Ana Komnenic | February 4, 2014 | 10:35 pm

Mining deals for about $10bn coming soon to a market near you—E&Y

However, the report says those funds are unlikely to be available to junior miners.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 4, 2014 | 3:04 pm

China expands further into commodity trading with London bank buy

China and the globe's largest bank takes over London unit of Johannesburg-based Standard Bank, in a transaction forecast to be the first of many as Chinese banks push overseas expansion.

Frik Els | January 31, 2014 | 11:04 pm

The weirdest mining M&A partner I’ve seen

This is a significant signal showing us that Chinese interest in platinum is perhaps ramping up.

Oilprice.com | January 31, 2014 | 10:07 pm

Dr Doom: Be afraid, but not very afraid of emerging market crises

While many emerging markets are teetering right now, noted economist Nouriel Roubini says chance of a fully-fledged crisis is low.

Frik Els | January 31, 2014 | 8:01 pm

Iron ore price starts Chinese new year on back foot

Shanghai steel prices are slumping.

Frik Els | January 30, 2014 | 11:11 pm

Copper price drops to 8-week low after Chinese data dump

Already weak manufacturing numbers from world's top copper consumer are revised downward.

Frik Els | January 30, 2014 | 9:55 pm

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