Gold price up 2% to fresh 7-year high after coronavirus causes first fall in US business activity since 2013 and long term interest rates drop to record low.
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“With the metal moving higher, despite the headwinds from other markets, it is difficult to see what at this stage can halt or pause the rally.”
Gold price at 7-year high as hedge funds, ETF investors pile in Read More »
Top electric carmaker switches to zero-cobalt, nickel batteries for price sensitive Chinese market.
Tesla’s China surprise big blow for cobalt, nickel price bulls Read More »
Gold price builds on rally near 7-year high as forecasts call for all-time record price as soon as 12 months from now.
Gold price surge continues – Citi says next stop $2,000 Read More »
Output at Chile’s state-owned producer Codelco dropped sharply in 2019, giving BHP the edge as globe’s number one producer of the metal.
BHP becomes the world’s largest copper producer Read More »
Copper rebounds, but two new reports warn that coronavirus impact could be much greater than SARS: For one, China did not consume 50% of the world’s copper in 2003.
Copper price & coronavirus: Don’t expect small SARS-like impact Read More »
Battery cobalt prices jump by more than 10% in January – too soon to assess coronavirus impact on China-Congo supply.
Cobalt price rebounds on Beijing stockpiling talk Read More »
New report shows four mining and metals funds together raised a paltry $300m in 2019, not even a tenth of money flowing into farmland.
Private capital raised for mining falls to 8-year low Read More »
Lithium producers swept up in Tesla enthusiasm with Livent surging 17% and top producers SQM and Albemarle enjoy double digit gains.
Lithium mining shares off to the races Read More »
Copper price touches lowest since May 2017 on Monday – new report says pandemic could drop industrial metals prices another 26%.
Copper price and coronavirus: “Black swan like no other” Read More »
