World copper rush promises new riches for Zambia.
Five years after becoming Africa’s first Covid-era debt defaulter, Zambia is seeing a dramatic turnaround in fortunes as major powers vie for […]
Trump administration strikes $9bn copper deal to challenge China.
Donald Trump’s administration has taken a major stake in an African copper mine amid a scramble for mineral resource supremacy over China. […]
Japan deep-sea hunt finds rare earths as it seeks to cut reliance on China.
Japan has announced the discovery of rare earth elements at record sea depths. The government said on Monday that a deep-sea test […]
Gold nears US$5,600 as safe-haven rush intensifies; silver blazes past US$120.
Gold advanced to a new record high near the US$5,600-an-ounce level on Thursday, as investors sought refuge from escalating geopolitical tensions and […]
Authorities raid Deutsche Bank offices in money laundering probe.
Deutsche Bank’s headquarters in Frankfurt and its office in Berlin were searched by German prosecutors and police on Wednesday in an investigation […]
China Opens Lithium Market to Overseas Investors.
China will open up futures markets for 14 commodities, including lithium carbonate and nickel, to foreign investor. The move comes a few […]
South Africa’s Rand surges against Dollar as gold hits record $5,000 per ounce.
At 07:03 GMT, the rand traded at 16.0475 against the dollar, up roughly 0.4% from its previous close and hovering near its […]
Copper nears US$13,000 as rally gathers pace with other metals.
Copper climbed towards US$13,000 (RM52,164) a tonne, rising along with other metals on dollar weakness and a broad investor rotation away from […]
China’s US$7 trillion cash pile is shifting into stocks, gold
CHINESE households are scouring for higher-yielding investments as roughly US$7 trillion in time deposits come due this year, a shift that could […]
New Gold Production Guidance Achieves 2025 Targets Successfully.
The contemporary mining landscape demands sophisticated approaches to capital deployment across multi-asset portfolios, where operational excellence must align with strategic growth initiatives. […]
South Korea’s US$350 billion US investment unlikely to kick off in first half, finance ministry says.
South Korea’s planned investment of US$350 billion in strategic US sectors under a trade deal is unlikely to kick off in the […]
US, Taiwan come to $250B ‘America First’ tariff deal over semiconductors.
The United States and Taiwan on Thursday reached a new trade agreement aimed at reshoring semiconductor manufacturing and strengthening U.S. supply chains, […]