Analysis: Commodities

Malaysia aims to resolve palm oil spat with India within a month

Malaysia has set itself a target of a month within which to resolve its trade dispute with India over palm oil, the southeast Asian nation's new commodities minister said on Wednesday.

Sibanye, Implats and BASF develop new tri-metal catalyst, boosting platinum prices

Sibanye-Stillwater said on Tuesday it along with Impala Platinum and chemical company BASF had successfully developed a new tri-metal auto catalyst allowing the partial substitution of palladium with...

Twitter, Elliott in deal for Dorsey to stay CEO and add directors

Twitter Inc on Monday reached an agreement with Elliott Management that lets Jack Dorsey stay as chief executive and adds three new directors a few days after Elliott's plan to push out the social...

Rainfall in Ivory Coast gives cocoa farmers hope over mid-crop

Above average rainfall last week in several areas of Ivory Coast?s cocoa-growing regions could boost the April-to-September mid-crop, farmers said on Monday.

WTI: Oil: Towards a new price war

A very heavy mood weighs on the oil markets today, the same one that prevailed in 2014 when Saudi Arabia and the United States were head-on battles to gain and maintain market share respectively.

Brent : Goldman cuts Brent forecasts to $30 on price war, virus impact

Goldman Sachs cut its second- and third-quarter Brent price forecasts to $30 per barrel, citing the oil price war between Russia and Saudi Arabia and a signi?cant collapse in oil demand due to the...

Trump: No promises regarding steel and aluminum tariffs on Brazil

President Donald Trump praised the United States' relationship with Brazil under Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Saturday, but declined to say whether he would impose steel and aluminum tariffs...

"Spread the word!" Zambia buys artisanal gold to formalise unregulated mining

Zambia's mining investment arm ZCCM-IH has started buying gold from artisanal and small-scale miners in a bid to formalise the unregulated sector whose ranks have swelled worldwide as gold prices...

Desire for detente not enough to reignite Malaysian palm oil exports to India

The ousting of Malaysia's former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad, whose criticisms of India's policies in Kashmir damaged palm oil trade between the nations, has kindled hopes among Malaysian...

Indonesia to issue rules on nickel ore price around late March

Indonesia aims to issue around late next month a regulation governing selling prices of nickel ore, a Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources official said on Friday, following complaints by miners.

GOLD: Gold's main bullish levers

The environment has changed significantly in the marketplace. At the beginning of the month, we criticized the sporadic rise in geopolitical tensions, the associated uncertainty, the expansion of the...

Indonesian government plans to raise palm oil export levy - minister

Indonesia's chief economic minister, Airlangga Hartarto, said on Wednesday the government plans to increase palm oil export levies to support expansion of its palm biodiesel programme.

Domestic Ivorian cocoa exporters competing with multinationals fear bankruptcy

Domestic Ivorian cocoa exporters fear going bankrupt because they cannot compete with the higher prices multinational companies are paying for beans, the Ivory Coast's traders association told...

Toronto stocks open flat as coronavirus fears persist

Canada's main stock index opened flat on Tuesday, a day after it recorded its worst session in six months on widespread concerns over the coronavirus outbreak.

Egypt to launch gold exploration tender on March 15 -minister

Egypt plans to launch an international exploration round for gold and other minerals from March 15 running until July 15, the petroleum minister said on Tuesday.

Indonesia expects delay to $11 billion nickel projects due to coronavirus outbreak - minister

Indonesia's coordinating minister overseeing maritime resources and investment affairs said on Tuesday that the coronavirus outbreak in China will likely delay development of nickel projects in the...

Kenya pledges to follow through on sugar factory privatisations

Kenya will privatise sugar factories and impose an additional tax as it tries to revive the industry, President Uhuru Kenyatta's office said on Monday.

Thai Jan. exports show surprise 3.4% year-on-year rise on surging gold shipments

Thailand's customs-cleared exports in January unexpectedly rose for the first time in six months, increasing 3.35% from a year earlier, driven by a surge in shipments of gold, the commerce ministry...

India clarifies size of gold discovery in northern state

India has clarified the nature of a gold discovery in Uttar Pradesh, after a government official said on Saturday that fields with reserves of more than 3,000 tonnes of gold ore had been found,...