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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…
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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,…
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Gold rises over 1% as geopolitical, economic tensions lift precious metals
Gold climbed more than 1 per cent on Thursday (Feb 5), hovering near one-week highs, as geopolitical and economic tensions continued to…
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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…
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SGX-listed gold-linked counters lose steam on yellow metal’s decade-worst retreat
Market watchers expect volatility in the precious metal to continue in the near term After a sharp correction that saw gold shed as much…
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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
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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…
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Gold and silver plunge as wild swings rock metals markets
With gold and silver jumping so much already this year, some technical indicators flashed warning signs Gold suffered its biggest slide in…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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US and UK agree deal slashing Trump tariffs on cars and metals
Watch: US-UK relationship will soon be 'stronger than ever before' - Trump The US has agreed to reduce import taxes on a set number of…
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Metals billionaire Anil Agarwal seeks mining reboot amid debt overhaul, Saudi push
Indian billionaire Anil Agarwal is inching closer to finishing a long-planned breakup of his metals-to-energy conglomerate Vedanta, a move…