Analysis: Commodities

Silver dealers scramble to find supplies for retail buyers

A retail investment frenzy in silver over the past couple of days driven by social media has left dealers in some regions scrambling for bars and coins to meet demand....

One billion ounces of silver traded in London on Monday as prices surged - LBMA

The amount of silver traded in the London market surged to 1.006 billion ounces on Monday, triple the level typical in recent months, as prices rocketed to their highest since 2013, the London Bullion...

Silver slides from eight-year peak as retail frenzy fizzles out

Silver fell more than 5% on Tuesday as a GameStop-style buying spree among small investors that took prices to a near eight-year peak appeared to fizzle out following a margin hike by the Chicago...

Retail investors turn attention to silver as GameStop shares retreat

A social media-driven buying spree lifted silver to an eight-year high on Monday, though prices later pared gains on doubts about the ability of retail traders that have been focused on stocks to sway...

UK pub group Marston's rejects Platinum Equity's takeover offer

Marston's rejected a 666 million pound takeover proposal from Platinum Equity Advisors on Monday, saying it significantly undervalued the British pub operator....

Anglo American : Shares rally, retail surge drives silver to 8-year high

Global shares rebounded from last week's steep sell-off and silver prices surged on Monday as retail investors expanded their social media-fueled battle with Wall Street to drive the precious metal to...

Reddit is coming for silver. A short squeeze? Unlikely

Silver prices have rocketed to their highest since 2013 as retail investors, egged on by messages on Reddit, pile into the market in an attempt to push up prices, although most analysts and traders...

Miners push British stocks higher; ASOS gains on Arcadia deal

British shares rose on Monday, led by gains in mining stocks as silver became the latest target of a retail investor trading frenzy, while fashion retailer ASOS gained on a deal to buy rival brands...

PageGroup : Wrapped in Brexit red tape, a UK freight firm struggles to trade

In just one month of post-Brexit trading, British logistics expert Jon Swallow has seen exports dive, prices rise and customers so desperate that he is practically offering a counselling service....

India's tax increase on crude palm oil imports could reduce shipments

India has imposed an additional tax on crude palm oil imports as the world's biggest importer of vegetable oils tries to build domestic agriculture infrastructure by taxing imports, Finance Minister...

Zambian court denies Vedanta attempt to halt Konkola Copper Mines split

A Zambian court on Monday dismissed a motion by miner Vedanta Resources' seeking to stop a state-appointed provisional liquidator from splitting up its Konkola Copper Mines unit and selling the...

PC Jeweller : India cuts import tax on gold, industry expects drop in smuggling

India slashed import duties on gold and silver on Monday in a surprise move that industry officials say could boost retail demand and curtail smuggling in the world's second-biggest bullion consumer....

Retail mania propels silver prices to near 8-year peak

Silver rallied for a third straight session on Monday, soaring as much as 11.2% to a near eight-year peak as retail investors in Asia followed up frenzied buying by U.S. counterparts last week...

Irish freight volumes to EU ports doubled in first month of Brexit

Irish freight volumes to and from European Union ports doubled in January, the government said on Monday, as many traders shunned the once-speedier route to the continent through Britain due to Brexit...

India slashes base import price of crude palm oil by $36 per tonne

India slashed the base import price of crude palm oil by $36 to $1,013 per tonne, the government said in a statement late on Friday....

Silver extends golden run as retail frenzy persists

Silver continued a blistering rally on Friday, taking its gains to around 10% since messages began to circulate on Reddit on Thursday morning urging retail investors to pile into the market and drive...

China's Shandong ramps up industrial safety checks after gold mine blast

China's northeastern province of Shandong plans to launch inspections of key industrial sectors in a bid to uncover safety risks after a gold mine explosion killed at least ten miners, state-backed...

Reddit raiders swarm silver stocks as GameStop, BlackBerry retreat

Shares of silver mining companies were swept up into retail investors' battle with Wall Street on Thursday, with some notching double-digit gains driven by social-media hyped stock buying....

India rice prices hit two-year peak; Vietnam grapples with supply woes

Rice export prices in India rose to their highest level in nearly two years on the back of healthy demand and an appreciating rupee, while a slow harvest squeezed supply and lifted Vietnamese rates. ...