Drop comes after gold and other precious metals sold off sharply
Unpacking the dramatic rallies in gold, silver and copper
Washington lobbies African nation to award sale of copper and cobalt producer to consortium led by US group Virtus
Platinum also plummets as Trump picks Warsh as next Fed chair
Long-running legal dispute began in 2023 after Swiss trading house discovered fake nickel cargoes
Few investors want to it seems, but those who do need to be careful
Supermajor to focus on boosting production from existing operations rather than fast-track expansion, says finance chief
Private capital group’s president Jonathan Gray tells the FT: ‘The deal environment feels like it has hit escape velocity’
Crude exports to Havana are drying up, according to Kpler, amid US blockade of Venezuela and pressure on Mexico
Treasury issues ‘general licence’ that will allow American groups to purchase and resell the South American country’s oil
Volatile trading session sees precious metals give up early gains
Deal would be largest oil and gas merger in two years
Price rises 4% on Thursday as Donald Trump hails ‘beautiful armada’ targeting regime
Marco Rubio defends ‘novel’ scheme under which America will approve how Caracas can spend portion of national income
Rio must make an offer next week or end talks on deal to create world’s biggest mining group
The precious metal is experiencing its highest peak in history. How long can the gold rally last?
Agreement comes after US targeted Russian company with sanctions in October
Official purchases fall 20% amid historic rally and are expected to decline further this year, says World Gold Council
Moscow’s energy revenues fell by a fifth in 2025 compared with previous year
Metals surge boosts value of mining groups by almost $500bn
Heightened geopolitical tensions trigger steep rise in prices of precious and base metals
Diezani Alison-Madueke accused of accepting bribes from executives while Nigeria’s oil minister
Gold and silver are on a tear but buyer beware . . .
Photovoltaic industry seeks substitutions for metal that has hit record highs
From bond nerd to gold bug