China’s commodities imports grow strongly in January, likely to be slightly lower in February
Feb 13, 2017 06:29 am UTC| Commentary
Chinas commodities imports grew relatively strong in January as consumers restocked before the Chinese Lunar New Year holidays, noted ANZ in a research report. Given a surprisingly solid level of imports recorded in the...
Metal supply/demand Series: Copper mine strike to continue in Chile
Feb 01, 2017 07:40 am UTC| Commentary
The red metal, which is better known as an industrial barometer rose last night after it became clear that the workers at Chiles Escondida mine operated by BHP Billiton rejected the management offer and decided to continue...
Net reduction in copper contracts seen for 1st time in 8 weeks - CFTC
Dec 27, 2016 15:52 pm UTC| Commentary
According to the latest Commitment of Traders (COT) data released by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on Friday, hedge funds and money managers slashed their net positions in copper futures for the first...
China's copper scrap imports confirm weakness in underlying copper demand
Nov 25, 2016 17:05 pm UTC| Commentary
The release today of Chinas copper scrap import data confirmed weakness in underlying copper demand in the worlds largest copper consumer. Chinas copper scrap imports stood at a gross weight of 236k tones, the lowest since...
Nov 18, 2016 08:42 am UTC| Commentary
Following the U.S. election, industrial metal prices have increased sharply on the back on an apparent infrastructure-led boost to demand, noted ANZ in a research report. But in coppers case, the rise in prices of copper...
Key factors at play in gold market
Oct 25, 2016 07:42 am UTC| Commentary
Gold has suffered a serious setback after it failed to break above a key resistance around $1380 in June and since then it has struggled to maintain the upside pressure. $1300 area acted as key support until late...
What could bullish impact of crude prices mean for base metals?
Oct 18, 2016 07:54 am UTC| Insights & Views
The crude oil prices rose early on Tuesday as some analysts said markets might not be quite as oversupplied as suggested by many, with global inventories rising less than expected ahead of the high-demand winter heating...
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