China is snapping up overseas assets again, from Puma to metals
The turnaround is gathering momentum after a prolonged lull that began in the mid to late 2010s After Beijing slammed them shut about a decade ago, the gates have flung open again for…
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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 soared ample cash but fewer investment options, Chinese speculators have fanned a…
Gold rises over 1% as geopolitical, economic tensions lift precious metals
Labour market weakness typically strengthens the case for interest rate cuts aimed at supporting job creation Gold climbed more than 1 per cent on Thursday (Feb 5), hovering near…
Singapore stocks slip on Monday as precious metals rout deepens; STI down 0.3%
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…
SGX-listed gold-linked counters fall on precious metal’s decade-worst plunge
Market watchers expect volatility in the yellow metal to continue in the near term Source link
Metals traders lose at least one billion yuan as ‘Hat’ flees China
Chinese metals markets have seen more than their fair share of scandal in recent years Chinese metals traders have racked up losses totalling at least one billion yuan (S$183 million)…
Gold and silver plunge as wild swings rock metals markets
Gold suffered its biggest slide in four decades and silver posted a record intraday decline in a stark reversal of the rally that lifted prices to all-time highs. Gold fell more…
Gold and silver prices fall as Trump names Kevin Warsh as his Fed Chair pick. Why are precious metals down?
Gold and silver have had an exceptional year, breaking record high prices on what’s felt like a daily basis. But, as the saying goes, what comes up must come down. On Friday, January 30,…
Gold tumbles below US$5,000, dragging other metals lower
Gold prices tumbled by more than 7 per cent to break below the US$5,000 mark on Friday (Jan 30) as the US dollar strengthened on the imminent appointment of a new US Federal…
Gold tops US$5,000 as global upheaval fuels precious metals rally
— Gold surged beyond US$5,000 an ounce for the first time, extending a breakneck rally fuelled by US President Donald Trump’s reshaping of…
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 margin Global mining…
Singapore Precious Metals Exchange, director to be charged over alleged unlicensed payment services
If convicted, Victor Foo faces a fine not exceeding S$125,000, imprisonment for a term of up to three years, or both The Singapore Precious Metals Exchange (SPME) and its director, Victor…
Australian shares end at two-month high as miners ride metals rally
Australian shares closed at an over two-month high on Thursday (Jan 15), driven by broad-based gains, with miners at the helm as investors pivoted to the heavyweight sector to capitalise…
Gold, precious metals rise as softer US jobs data boost Fed rate cut bets
Gold and other precious metals rose on Thursday (Jan 8) after US private payroll data showed job openings fell to a 14-month low in November, reinforcing bets for Federal Reserve rate…
China metals in grip of frenzy as investors bet on global rally
Open interest has surged to a record across the six base metals traded in Shanghai CHINA’S metal markets are in the grip of a speculative frenzy, with traders and deep-pocketed funds…
Precious metals fall again, Asian stocks swing as traders wind down
Investors have been piling into commodities on bets for more US rate cuts, a weaker US dollar and geopolitical tensions Precious metals extended losses on Tuesday (Dec 30) on profit-taking…
Stocks mostly rise, precious metals slip in quiet Asian trade
Asian equities mostly rose on Monday (Dec 29) in quiet post-Christmas trading as investors look ahead to the release of minutes from the US Federal Reserve’s policy meeting this month,…
China and US ‘just flexing muscles’ over critical metals, BHP chair says
The US and China are battling to project power as they compete to secure critical minerals supply, the new chair of BHP said on Thursday, downplaying any potential for the global miner to…
Gunvor hires Singapore specialists as it expands precious metals business into physical trading
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…
China’s 1.2 trillion yuan mega-dam project lifts metals markets, but not a quick fix for glut
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…
China’s 1.2 trillion yuan dam project lifts metals markets, but isn’t a quick fix for glut
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…
Wyoming announces its first new coal mine in decades will extract rare earth metals
The developer of what would be the first new coal mine in Wyoming in decades is launching a potentially half-billion-dollar effort to extract rare earth metals from the fossil fuel that…
Canada will ‘adjust’ counter tariffs on US metals if no deal in 30 days
Canada will “adjust” its 25 per cent counter tariffs on US steel and aluminum in response to a doubling of US levies if a bilateral trade deal is not reached within 30 days, Prime…
Trump’s main target in metals tariffs is China, ex-trade adviser says
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump’s tariffs on aluminium and steel are motivated mostly by concerns that China is flooding the global market and harming US manufacturing, said a former trade…