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China adds shine to base metals
News Metals prices have rallied hard after China's government unveiling plans for new infrastructure building, including railways, power lines and electric car charging points.
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The best bet in the base metals rally
Advice The prices of key industrial metals have been enjoying a spectacular rally.
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Governments’ money-printing mania bodes well for base metals
Tips Money is being printed like there is no tomorrow. Much of it will be used to pay for infrastructure projects – and that will be good for metals, says Dominic Frisby.
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Chart of the week: China’s trade war trump card
Charts China is by far the dominant supplier of rare earth metals - a group of 17 elements used in applications ranging from military and industrial lasers to energy-saving light fittings – accounting for 71% of the entire global supply.
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Chart of the week: rhodium on the rise
Charts Rhodium has gained more than 30% this year, and now costs at least twice as much as gold or palladium.
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Chart of the week: Copper's revival
Charts After plunging by a fifth last year, the copper price has jumped to their highest level in eight months: around $6,500 per tonne.
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Chart of the week: Palladium – the most precious metal of all?
Charts The price of palladium has hit a new record of $1,495 per ounce. Last year it overtook the gold price, and it is also more highly valued than its sister metal, platinum.
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Platinum will regain its shine
Charts Platinum futures have slumped to around $840 an ounce, a near-ten-year low. But the gloom looks overdone.
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Chart of the week: cobalt’s rise will level out
Features Cobalt left other industrial metals “in the dust” in 2017. The price jumped from $30,000 a tonne to $75,000, and has tripled in two years.
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