Gold and Commodities

The uncertainty surrounding the shutdown is creating a safe-haven demand for gold among investors.

US-listed Alcoa, which reduced operations at the plant in 2024, announced the closure with hundreds more jobs to go.

Despite strong financial performance, the company will slow and then cease operation of some of its assets as international demand weakens.

Emerging-market central banks have been active buyers since the freezing of Russian reserves in 2022 underscored the vulnerability of foreign-exchange holdings.

Fortescue highlighted its continued interest in the China market.

The president’s announcement calmed investor fears after a U.S. Customs ruling put 1-kg and 100-oz bars in a tariff category, sending futures to record highs.

A U.S. customs classification has rattled gold markets, but the full scope of tariff implications remains unclear.

Liontown Resources wins federal backing to expand WA mine as part of a $266 million capital raise under Future Made in Australia plan.

Gold has also been a shining star on Main Street, with investors rushing to buy it in conventional retail stores such as Costco.

Bowen Coking Coal’s Burton coal mine has been placed in administration, putting around 500 jobs in jeopardy.

Permit delays, environmental issues, and Indigenous land disputes have been blamed.

The Queensland Revenue Office has turned down a request from Bowen Coking Coal to defer payment of royalties as part of a debt restructure.

Glencore’s Mount Isa copper smelter and Townsville refinery employ around 600 workers but are losing money due to an increase in global volume.

The approval follows Trump signing an executive order to boost domestic mineral production.

National Senator Matt Canavan will push for an inquiry into the impact of China’s ‘dumping’ practices.

Member countries produce roughly half of the planet’s oil and have been curtailing output since 2022 to buoy the market.

Refining rare earths is an even bigger challenge, as their processing creates pollution and poses significant health risks to the public, one expert said.

Prior regulations on commercial fishing were detrimental to the industry in U.S. territories like American Samoa, the White House has said.

The minerals in certain areas of the Pacific Ocean are valued in the trillions of dollars, according to a recent scientific report.

The uncertainty surrounding the shutdown is creating a safe-haven demand for gold among investors.

US-listed Alcoa, which reduced operations at the plant in 2024, announced the closure with hundreds more jobs to go.

Despite strong financial performance, the company will slow and then cease operation of some of its assets as international demand weakens.

Emerging-market central banks have been active buyers since the freezing of Russian reserves in 2022 underscored the vulnerability of foreign-exchange holdings.

Fortescue highlighted its continued interest in the China market.

The president’s announcement calmed investor fears after a U.S. Customs ruling put 1-kg and 100-oz bars in a tariff category, sending futures to record highs.

A U.S. customs classification has rattled gold markets, but the full scope of tariff implications remains unclear.

Liontown Resources wins federal backing to expand WA mine as part of a $266 million capital raise under Future Made in Australia plan.

Gold has also been a shining star on Main Street, with investors rushing to buy it in conventional retail stores such as Costco.

Bowen Coking Coal’s Burton coal mine has been placed in administration, putting around 500 jobs in jeopardy.

Permit delays, environmental issues, and Indigenous land disputes have been blamed.

The Queensland Revenue Office has turned down a request from Bowen Coking Coal to defer payment of royalties as part of a debt restructure.

Glencore’s Mount Isa copper smelter and Townsville refinery employ around 600 workers but are losing money due to an increase in global volume.

The approval follows Trump signing an executive order to boost domestic mineral production.

National Senator Matt Canavan will push for an inquiry into the impact of China’s ‘dumping’ practices.

Member countries produce roughly half of the planet’s oil and have been curtailing output since 2022 to buoy the market.

Refining rare earths is an even bigger challenge, as their processing creates pollution and poses significant health risks to the public, one expert said.

Prior regulations on commercial fishing were detrimental to the industry in U.S. territories like American Samoa, the White House has said.

The minerals in certain areas of the Pacific Ocean are valued in the trillions of dollars, according to a recent scientific report.