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The global commodities complex continued to receive strong investor support over the past month as the world economy entered unfamiliar territory. All forms of transportation are experiencing delays (some intermittently), including ocean freight, air freight, trucking and rail. Ri...
Metals prices have increased by 72 percent relative to their pre-pandemic levels - reaching a nine-year high in May (in inflation adjusted terms). Copper is up 89 percent in May (year-over-year), iron ore is up 116 percent, and nickel is up 41 percent. Energy commodities (oil, coa...
Global miners slide alongside prices for copper and iron ore following weaker than expected trade data from top consumer China that showed lackluster demand for raw materials.Imports to the world's biggest steel market slowed to 89.79M metric tons in May, well below the 98.57M tons China boug...
The intention of the Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum was to stop the long-term decline of the US steel industry by protecting domestic producers from low-cost imports. However, the strategy shifted a substantial cost to steel consumers, who employ far more workers than the s...
China’s “zero tolerance” warning to commodity speculators over the weekend sent prices of some metals and iron ore tumbling. Bloomberg reported the government had also threatened severe punishment for violators indulging in excessive speculation and fake news in t...
A bullish report in Reuters last week advising metal output in China was breaking records, again, looks at odds with developments this week. China’s primary production reached 3.35 million metric tons in April. That marked a 2.3% jump from 3.28 million tons in March. Furthermor...
Bitcoin has had two bear markets since mid-April. There was a 27% decline followed by a 27% rally, followed by last week’s rout. From its intraday peak in April to its intraday low last week, bitcoin fell over 53%. Is that the end of the sell-off? Doubts about the post-virus bo...
Top-of-cycle conditions could prove enduring for metals needed in the global energy transition. Electric vehicles will require four times as much copper as a regular petrol or diesel cars. The largest investment-grade miners have never been more disciplined in their capital alloca...
Commodities are on the move. Copper is at an eight-year high and lumber has tripled in a year’s time. When asked about Bitcoin’s meteoric rise, Bob Iaccino commented that “Bitcoin appears to respond to global currency devaluation.” I believe this is the mos...
China may want commodity prices to stabilise but its environmental and economic goals suggest demand will remain strong. This is the trilemma facing the market, and the more officials bang the drum on these conflicting aims, the greater the risk of imbalance. A trade spat with its...
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Lead is the fourth most used metal worldwide. Part of the base metal sector, this commodity is generally found in ores with other industrially important metals such as copper , zinc and silver . Because of its high resistance to corrosion, lead was once used in plumb...
Industrial metals such as metallurgical coal , aluminum and tin are key to much of the technology and infrastructure used in our daily lives. From aircraft frames to everyday appliances, industrial metals are everywhere, and investing in the industrial metals sector...
Lead is a soft, dense metal that is bluish-gray in color and has a bright luster when freshly cut. It is the fourth most used metal worldwide, part of the base metal sector, and is generally found in ores with other commodities like copper , zinc and silver . Because of its high resist...