Market Spotlight
Copper prices stay firm after hitting all-time high on AI demand, China recovery
Asian output strong, supplies expected to remain tight for foreseeable future
Economy
Mongolia digs in against doubts over fund to spread mining wealth
PM insists resources should benefit all; some question implementation, transparency
Business deals
Nippon Steel goes on PR counteroffensive to defend U.S. Steel deal
Market grows skeptical of acquisition as labor opposition threatens government review
Commodities
Japan's 5 yen coin costs almost face value on pricey copper, zinc
Weak Japanese currency drives up dollar-based materials prices
Commodities
Gold attracts China's retail investors, lifting prices to new heights
Purchasing spurred by push to safeguard assets amid economic uncertainty
Commodities
Australia to spend $372m on resource mapping to stoke energy transition
Government wants to boost critical minerals, but China's dominance a challenge
International relations
Iran smuggles $1bn worth of fuel into Pakistan annually: report
Traders sneak petrol and diesel across border in corruption-riddled trade
Commodities
Coffee prices soar as Vietnam farmers switch to durian
Dry weather and growing Asian consumption push up robusta futures
Datawatch
AI investment boom extends to nuclear power generation and uranium
Servers to support tech's data appetite will increasingly run on atomic energy
Commodities
Australia mining at risk from climate change-fueled drought and heat
Production of resources needed for clean energy face disruption, PwC report finds
Commodities
China's rare-earth miners suffer profit falls as new supply chains rise
Global shifts and shaky domestic economy hit prices in strategic industry
Commodities
Copper hits 2-year high above $10,000 on China squeeze
Supply concerns hang over market for vital industrial metal
Business deals
Anglo American rejects BHP's 'opportunistic' takeover offer
Deal between U.K. and Australian firms would have created world's largest copper miner
Commodities
BHP makes $39bn bid for Anglo American amid copper rush
Australian miner proposes takeover to tap demand in EVs, renewables
Opinion
Papua New Guinea's planned gold monopoly will weigh economy down
Key export sector to be damaged by deal with mysterious Singapore company
Commodities
Australian battery metal company shifts to gas amid nickel slump
Queensland Pacific Metals plans to process nickel domestically on back burner
Commodities
Silver's solar demand tops forecast, surging 64% last year
Industrial sector poised to prop up prices for the precious metal
Trade
Biden calls for tripling tariffs on Chinese steel
At United Steelworkers, president stresses that U.S. Steel should remain American
Energy
China slowdown will lead to global oil glut in 2025: IEA
Decarbonization and surging oil prices also weigh on demand
Supply Chain
U.S. coal exports take hit after Baltimore bridge collapse: EIA
Japan the top importer of steelmaking coal from the port
Commodities
Copper hits 1-year high amid economic green shoots in China
Signs of manufacturing recovery on strong U.S. demand buoy metals and stocks
Interview
Ferrexpo to ship Ukraine iron ore to Japan again within 3 years: chair
Black Sea ports closed in Ukraine war have reopened, Lucio Genovese says
Commodities
China shakes wheat market with canceled shipments from U.S., Australia
Buyers seek better prices under Beijing's push to boost food security
Supply Chain
Australian cobalt refiner bets on demand for 'ethical' China-free EV metals
Project pushes ahead despite price slump in key battery ingredient
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Commodities
Indonesia nickel concerns stoked by corruption and land disputes
Bribery charges highlight challenge of regulating lucrative sector