Metals

Forget the drop in the dollar value of China’s imports in July, the important numbers were the bumper purchases of major commodities including crude oil,...

While iron ore has been hammered by the renewed escalation of the U.S.-China trade war, there are also signs the supply crunch that sent prices...

China’s iron ore futures edged lower in Thursday’s wobbly trade, with market participants reassessing the supply outlook amid indications of a rebound in shipments of...

One of the prevailing China narratives in commodity markets is that the trade dispute with the United States is weakening demand in the world’s biggest...

Rio Tinto on Tuesday flagged a cost blowout of up to $1.9 billion and a delay of up to 30 months at its Oyu Tolgoi...

There are tentative signs that the supply crunch that has driven iron ore prices to their highest in more than five years is starting to...

Rio Tinto Iron Ore is currently experiencing mine operational challenges, particularly in the Greater Brockman hub in the Pilbara. (more…)

China’s iron ore and steel prices have decoupled somewhat in recent weeks, with the raw material still making fresh highs while the finished product trends...

China’s finished steel exports fell 16.6% year on year to 5.743 million mt in May, and were down 9.2% month on month, preliminary data released...

China’s iron ore dipped on Thursday and was set to log its weakest weekly performance in seven weeks, as market expects the supply crunch of...

China’s Iron ore futures edged higher on Thursday, bouncing back from the previous session’s pullback, as market participants remained worried about the dwindling supply of...

China’s imports of U.S. coking coal rose more than five times in April from a month earlier, customs data showed, on traders’ earlier bets that...

China’s iron ore prices scaled a fresh record on Monday as concerns over supply intensified, with stocks of the steelmaking ingredient at the country’s ports...