BEIJING, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Precious metal prices have been "highly volatile" in China and overseas recently, with market uncertainty significantly increasing, the Industrial and Commercial Bank of ...

LAUNCESTON, Australia, Dec 17 (Reuters) - China's steel production in November was the weakest month in nearly two years and will ensure that the world's biggest producer of the metal will post its ...

The steel industry has navigated 2025 with a combination of price volatility, changing trade policies and uneven end-market demand. Steel prices have swung widely through the year as a slowdown in top ...

It's a fairly safe bet to say that China's steel production has passed its peak, after 2025 output dropped to a seven-year low.

Iron ore’s rally is clashing with sluggish Chinese steel demand, leaving mills squeezed even as the nation’s construction season traditionally picks up at this time of year. The ratio of China’s steel ...

While sluggish metals demand risks a slowdown in economic growth, iron ore prices gained 4% to $106 per tonne during 2025 and ...

The nation’s outsized presence in global metals production is producing another wave of trade disruptions that will affect recyclers. Because China, which contains about 17 percent of the global ...

Disruptive weather in the United States and lagging scrap generation in Europe appear to be creating supply factors that helped boost prices. In its Dec. 10 summary of domestic recycled steel ...

China’s stubborn steel overcapacity won’t be easy to fix because the industry is so deeply intertwined with the country’s broader economy, according to the head of the World Steel Association. “Just ...