Commodities
Glencore to launch African turnaround programme after disappointing performance
Glencore on Wednesday said it plans to tackle issues at its African copper business after its performance failed to meet expectations, while the company also flagged a $350m hit on its cobalt business.
Commodities: WTI and grains wanted in thin trading ahead of Fed
Commodities found a bid at the start of the week, even as the Greenback edged higher, as traders positioned themselves ahead of the US Federal Reserve's rate announcement scheduled for the following Wednesday.
Polymetal's gold production jumps thanks to new Kazakh mine
Polymetal International posted a second-quarter increase in gold production on Wednesday after a strong contribution from the Kyzyl mine in Kazakhstan, which started producing last year.
Quadrise Fuels confirms need for funding
Quadrise Fuels confirmed on Tuesday that it needs funding for its operations to keep going past early October.
Amerisur rejects £210m offer from French rival Maurel & Prom
Amerisur Resources on Monday rejected a £210m offer from Etablissements Maurel & Prom SA after putting itself up for sale at the end of last week.
Anglo American Platinum's earnings leap on strong metal prices
Anglo American Platinum on Monday reported a leap in interim headline earnings as the South Africa-based miner's revenues jumped due to higher metals prices.
JKX Oil and Gas' results from Ukrainian well exceed expectations
JKX Oil and Gas reported that testing at IG142, a new well drilled in the Ignativske field in Ukraine, significantly exceeded expectations on Friday.
Cora Gold shines after confirming high-grade mineralisation in Mali
Cora Gold's shares jumped on Friday after it identified high-grade gold mineralisation at the Central Selin Prospect on its flagship Sanankoro gold project in Mali.
Acacia Mining agrees £951m sale to Barrick Gold
Acacia Mining has agreed to be bought by Barrick Gold in a deal that values the UK gold miner at about £951m and concludes two months of fractious talks between the companies.
Centamin anticipates strong second half as production remains on course
Centamin maintained annual gold production guidelines of 490,000 - 520,000 ounces after second quarter production accelerated ahead of what the company expects will be a stronger second half of the year.
Commodities: Oil futures fall and stay down
Commodity prices were little changed overall on Wednesday, with gains in the metals space helping to offset losses in energy and agricultural futures.
Commodities: Crude oil futures dip as Barry exits Gulf of Mexico
Commodities were unwanted at the start of the week, led by a drop in energy futures as hurricane Barry moved inland from the Gulf of Mexico and amid GDP data in China showing that the economy slowed to a year-on-year pace of 6. 2% over the three months to June - its slowest clip since 1992 - after expanding by 6. 4% in the first quarter.
Commodities: Oil jump as full-blown tropical storm cuts through Gulf of Mexico
Crude oil and copper futures jumped on Wednesday following a more dovish than expected semiannual testimony from the head of the US central bank before Congress, with the former also boosted by the approach of a tropical storm to the Louisiana coast.
Commodities: Grain prices buffeted by mixed reports on Chinese agricultural purchases
Futures were little changed outside of soft commodities and copper as traders waited for further clues as to the most likely path forward for US interest rates, in particular, and as pertained to the ongoing US-China trad standoff.
Panthera Resources' shares slide after court case delayed
Panthera Resources' shares plummeted on Tuesday after it confirmed that progress in its case regarding the rejection of a prospecting licence in Rajasthan, India has been delayed.
Commodities: Copper and Brent edge higher as traders wait on Fedspeak, US-China trade
Commodity futures were little changed at the start of the week as traders paused ahead of a key speech from the US central bank head on Wednesday that might help to clear up some of the uncertainty around expectations for rate cuts by the Federal Reserve over the remainder of 2019.
Commodities: Gold futures slip as US dollar jumps, Brent higher after Iranian threats
Metals futures took a hit at the end of the week on the heels of a better than expected report on the state of the US jobs market, but energy futures gained after a member of Iran's Revolutionary Guards called on his government to seize a British oil tanker in retaliation for the recent detention of an Iranian vessel when it was crossing the Strait of Gibraltar.
Chinese steel mills band together against rising iron ore prices
Leading Chinese steel firms have banded together to investigate whether or not "non-market factors" were driving recent record iron ore prices as they called on the government to maintain stability across the market.
Ferrexpo production jumps as pellet prices leap
Ferrexpo on Friday reported a return to quarterly pellet production and said it expected a 4% jump in first-half sales volumes as average prices received climbed due to stronger iron ore prices and premiums for iron ore pellets.
Commodities: Brent and copper dip amid thin trading volumes, growth concerns
The commodities space saw lacklustre trading on Thursday despite optimism around the US-China trade talks, what with many traders in the City opting to mimic their counterparts in the States, who were away from their desks on account of the 4 July holiday.