January 3, 2024 EU adds Alrosa and its CEO to sanctions list Alrosa accounts for over 90% of all Russian diamond production.
January 2, 2024 2024 belongs to an offbeat pairing — uranium and gold Both gold and uranium are coming off strong performances in 2023.
January 2, 2024 China restores coal tariffs in threat to Russian exporters Russia’s monthly coal sales to China have declined since peaking at more than 10 million tons in June.
December 26, 2023 Will 2024 be the year for precious metals? Gold and silver have both held up quite well despite the Fed’s tightening cycle.
December 26, 2023 Russia’s Lukoil, Norilsk Nickel cooperate on oil and gas project The resource base of the new project is about 300 billion cubic metres of gas and 70 million metric tons of oil.
December 22, 2023 US takes aim at financial institutions with new Russia sanctions authority A new executive order gives Washington the ability to ban products originating in Russia but processed in third countries, such as diamonds.
December 22, 2023 Diamond output of sanctions-hit Alrosa down in 2023, stockpiling likely Alrosa said on Friday that its 2023 output fell by 2.8% year on year to 34.6 million carats.
December 21, 2023 UK fraud watchdog must pay damages to ENRC, court rules ENRC has always denied any wrongdoing and argued the UK's Serious Fraud Office would not have launched its investigation if it had not first induced the company's former lawyer to…
December 20, 2023 India urges G7 to delay ban on Russian diamonds as rules lack clarity Home to 90% of the world's diamond cutting and polishing industry, India is critical to the implementation of the ban.
December 19, 2023 Russia says it will have no trouble skirting latest EU sanctions The new sanctions package bans the import of Russian-origin non-industrial diamonds.
Trump trade team working to narrow scope of metals tariffs Trump last year imposed a 50% levy on foreign steel and aluminum in a measure aimed at Chinese overcapacity. February 13, 2026 | 12:14 pm
