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A gold backing for China’s renminbi?

Some central bankers may be listening to Ron Paul after all.

Michael Allan McCrae | August 20, 2012 | 10:50 pm

That $110 iron ore price floor: Gone!

Iron ore has only enjoyed three up trading days over the last six weeks.

Frik Els | August 20, 2012 | 6:50 pm

Australia’s Queensland coal industry hits new wall as Yancoal reviews expansion

Already running at a loss or struggling to stay in the black, most thermal coal mines in Australia's Queensland are now facing additional challenges as exports drop and major projects wind back.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 20, 2012 | 2:51 pm

Iron ore red alert: China’s steel output could shrink for the first time in 31 years

Given Chinese officials' penchant for painting rosy economic pictures, it is something of a big deal when a state-backed institution such as the China Iron and Steel Association makes such a bearish call.

Frik Els | August 20, 2012 | 12:10 am

Iron ore testing $110 support as Chinese steel contracts drop to record low

Iron ore has only enjoyed three up days over the last six weeks of trading.

Frik Els | August 17, 2012 | 7:04 pm

Heard the rumour China is buying 6,000 tonnes of gold? It may not be as crazy as it sounds

“There’s a significant discrepancy between domestic gold demand in China and the level of Chinese gold imports and production."

Frik Els | August 17, 2012 | 5:27 pm

Oyu Tolgoi start-up, costs under threat from Mongolia–China stand-off

Rio Tinto would have to build its own power plant and delay commercial production if the two nations cannot come to a deal during long-running power negotiations.

Frik Els | August 17, 2012 | 4:04 pm

Central banks double last year’s gold buys

Central banks demand for gold in the second quarter reached 157.2 tonnes, a record high and more than double last year's Q2.

Michael Allan McCrae | August 17, 2012 | 5:30 am

And you thought Molycorp had it tough: Some Chinese REE miners report 90% drop in earnings

Downstream companies are playing a wait and see game, hoping to capitalize if rare earth prices decline further.

Frik Els | August 16, 2012 | 10:49 pm

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