Metals

China’s easy money floods metals markets as real economy falters
China’s easy money floods metals markets as real economy falters
Copper, gold and silver all hit record highs, and activity on Chinese futures markets has soaredPublished Fri, Feb 6, 2026 · 01:49 PMWITH ample cash but fewer investment options,...
Gold rises over 1% as geopolitical, economic tensions lift precious metals
Gold rises over 1% as geopolitical, economic tensions lift precious metals
Published Thu, Feb 5, 2026 · 09:55 AM[BENGALURU] Gold climbed more than 1 per cent on Thursday (Feb 5), hovering near one-week highs, as geopolitical and economic tensions continued...
Singapore stocks slip on Monday as precious metals rout deepens; STI down 0.3%
Singapore stocks slip on Monday as precious metals rout deepens; STI down 0.3%
[SINGAPORE] Singapore stocks ended lower on Monday (Feb 2), tracking regional peers amid a sharp sell-off in precious metals that extended from the previous week.The benchmark Straits Times Index...
Gold and silver plunge as wild swings rock metals markets
Gold and silver plunge as wild swings rock metals markets
Published Sat, Jan 31, 2026 · 09:40 AM[NEW YORK] Gold suffered its biggest slide in four decades and silver posted a record intraday decline in a stark reversal of...
Mining stocks on cusp of supercycle as AI boom stokes metals
Mining stocks on cusp of supercycle as AI boom stokes metals
With a nearly 90% gain since the start of 2025, MSCI’s Metals and Mining Index has beaten semiconductors, banks and the Magnificent Seven cohort by a wide marginPublished Sun,...
Gunvor hires Singapore specialists as it expands precious metals business into physical trading
Gunvor hires Singapore specialists as it expands precious metals business into physical trading
[LONDON] Global commodity trading house Gunvor is expanding its precious metals business from trading derivatives into physical metal and has hired specialists in the London and Singapore trading hubs,...
China’s 1.2 trillion yuan mega-dam project lifts metals markets, but not a quick fix for glut
China’s 1.2 trillion yuan mega-dam project lifts metals markets, but not a quick fix for glut
[SINGAPORE] China’s launch of a 1.2 trillion yuan (S$218.5 billion) mega-dam project in Tibet has energised metal markets, though analysts warn its protracted timeline and China’s construction downturn will...
China’s 1.2 trillion yuan mega-dam project lifts metals markets, but not a quick fix for glut
China’s 1.2 trillion yuan dam project lifts metals markets, but isn’t a quick fix for glut
[SINGAPORE] China’s launch of a 1.2 trillion yuan (S$218.5 billion) mega-dam project in Tibet has energised metal markets, though analysts warn that its long timeline and China’s construction downturn...
Canada will ‘adjust’ counter tariffs on US metals if no deal in 30 days
Canada will ‘adjust’ counter tariffs on US metals if no deal in 30 days
Published Fri, Jun 20, 2025 · 06:59 AM[OTTAWA] Canada will “adjust” its 25 per cent counter tariffs on US steel and aluminum in response to a doubling of US levies...
Metals billionaire Anil Agarwal seeks mining reboot amid debt overhaul, Saudi push
Metals billionaire Anil Agarwal seeks mining reboot amid debt overhaul, Saudi push
[DUBAI] Indian billionaire Anil Agarwal is inching closer to finishing a long-planned breakup of his metals-to-energy conglomerate Vedanta, a move aimed at trimming the group’s US$11 billion debt pile...