Copper is trading like a market with little slack Copper climbed Thursday as tightening physical supply and relief from the Federal Reserve’s decision to hold interest rates steady outweighed disappointment over China’s lack of fresh stimulus. The most active Comex

Oil snapped back as war risk returned Oil prices jumped Wednesday after the US president said Washington would hit Iran hard in response to an attempted attack on American forces in the Middle East. Brent crude rose 7.2% to $90.12

Aluminum is trading as if the Gulf shock can be managed Aluminum has been hit by one of the largest supply disruptions in years, but the benchmark price is no longer acting like it. London Metal Exchange three-month aluminum surged

Japan’s seabed rare earth push is becoming more serious Japan has taken another step toward building a domestic rare earths supply chain after government-backed testing found that medium and heavy rare earth elements made up about 54% of the rare

Gold’s safe-haven bid ran into the rate trade Gold and silver fell sharply Thursday as a new escalation in the Middle East pushed oil prices toward $100 a barrel and strengthened expectations that the Federal Reserve may resume raising interest

E-waste is becoming a rare earth supply opportunity ERI and Cyclic Materials are partnering to build what they describe as one of the largest rare earth recovery ecosystems in the United States. The agreement brings together ERI’s nationwide electronics recycling

Diplomacy cooled the oil trade, but did not erase the risk Oil prices turned lower Monday after Iran signaled that negotiations with the US could still be pursued if they aligned with Tehran’s national interests. The comment gave crude traders

Copper’s bull case is still intact, but the path looks messier Copper’s long-term story remains one of the strongest in the commodities market, but the near-term supply picture has become more complicated. The International Energy Agency warned in its Global

The rare earth supply chain is still being built in pieces The US is putting billions of dollars behind a domestic rare earths industry, but much of the material is still moving to Asia. According to a Financial Times report,

Molybdenum is no longer trading like a simple steel by-product Molybdenum’s latest price move should not be read as another routine rally tied to stainless steel or the industrial cycle. It is part of a broader shift in the critical