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Retail sales rise in August

Retail sales rise in August
18 October 2017 / Olivia Kumwenda-Mtambo, Reuters
Sales up by 5.5% year-on-year.
Iron ore sinks as ‘peak steel’ call, supply angst rattle market

Iron ore sinks as ‘peak steel’ call, supply angst rattle market

Jasmine Ng and David Ingles, Bloomberg / 20 September 2017
Benchmark price drops into the $60s after a four-day tumble.
Iron ore at risk of further losses as price tumbles to July low

Iron ore at risk of further losses as price tumbles to July low

Jasmine Ng / 15 September 2017
The steel-making raw material is in retreat after a slew of negative outlooks.
Orion Minerals to list on the JSE

Orion Minerals to list on the JSE

Warren Thompson / 15 September 2017
The company is driving the biggest exploration programme in Southern Africa.
China sends one of the West’s most critical materials soaring

China sends one of the West’s most critical materials soaring

Thomas Biesheuvel, Bloomberg / 11 September 2017
Tungsten prices have jumped 50% in the last two months.
Hunt for next electric-car commodity quickens as prices soar

Hunt for next electric-car commodity quickens as prices soar

Laura Millan Lombrana and Susanne Barton / 23 August 2017
Cobalt prices have surged at four times the pace of major metals in the past year.
ArcelorMittal SA predicts sharply higher H1 loss

ArcelorMittal SA predicts sharply higher H1 loss

Tanisha Heiberg, Reuters / 20 July 2017
Shares fall 5% on the announcement.
Anglo American raises iron ore target for the year

Anglo American raises iron ore target for the year

Zandi Shabalala and Arathy S Nair, Reuters / 20 July 2017
Iron ore production up 27% to 15.7 million tonnes.
Best-performing metals as hard to trade as they are to find

Best-performing metals as hard to trade as they are to find

Eddie van der Walt, Bloomberg / 14 July 2017
Ruthenium, iridium and rhodium up at least 33% as demand grows.
Iron ore sell-off deepens as new month opens with same old pain

Iron ore sell-off deepens as new month opens with same old pain

Jasmine Ng, Bloomberg / 1 June 2017
Supply concerns overshadow robust PMI data from China mills.
Iron and metals slump as Moody’s puts China’s debt in spotlight

Iron and metals slump as Moody’s puts China’s debt in spotlight

Bloomberg News / 24 May 2017
Dalian iron futures slide almost 5%, while LME metals decline.
Iron stockpiles hit record in China as quality gets scrutiny

Iron stockpiles hit record in China as quality gets scrutiny

Jasmine Ng, Bloomberg / 22 May 2017
Port holdings have surged more than 22 million tons this year.
Iron ore revival snuffed out as ‘weakest commodity’ drops again

Iron ore revival snuffed out as ‘weakest commodity’ drops again

UPDATE
Jasmine Ng, Bloomberg / 8 May 2017
‘Traders absolutely don’t wish to hold it,’ Huatai’s Xu says.
Metals extend sell-off on mounting concerns over demand in China

Metals extend sell-off on mounting concerns over demand in China

Mark Burton, Bloomberg / 4 May 2017
Weakness in metals is mainly due to spillover from the decline in iron ore, analyst says.
Iron ore seen slumping for years after hitting February peak

Iron ore seen slumping for years after hitting February peak

Jasmine Ng, Bloomberg / 25 April 2017
Fitch Group unit BMI projects lower prices through to 2021.

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