China’s commodity imports surge, confound trade war fears

Forget the drop in the dollar value of China’s imports in July, the important numbers were the bumper purchases of major commodities including crude oil, coal, iron ore and copper.

China’s commodity imports return to more normal levels

The pullback in China’s imports in April of crude oil and major bulk commodities, except coal, is more of a reminder that strong gains can’t last forever than a warning that demand is waning in the world’s biggest importer of natural resources.

China’s robust commodity imports as good as it gets, for now

It’s probably best to look at China’s extremely strong commodity imports in March as a history lesson, rather than a pointer to future trends.

China’s robust commodity imports as good as it gets, for now

It’s probably best to look at China’s extremely strong commodity imports in March as a history lesson, rather than a pointer to future trends.

Iron ore rally fires up Rio Tinto’s commodity merry-go-round: Russell

It’s the stuff of dreams for mining company bosses: high prices and strong production that can be sold into a rally.

Indonesia Commodity Export Rethink Rattles Metals, Miners

Indonesia rewrote its mineral export rules in a surprise shift of policy that rattled mining companies from the U.S. to Japan and sent copper prices to the highest in a month.

Food commodity prices fall for fifth year in a row in 2016

Prices of major food commodities declined for the fifth year in a row in 2016, averaging 161.6 points for the year as a whole, some 1.5 percent below their 2015 levels.