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Global commodities: Super-cycle or super-squeeze?
Unlike the “super-cycle” we saw earlier this century, the “super-squeeze” is a much more downbeat economic story.
September 22, 2022
Commodities
Metals haven't crashed this hard since the Great Recession
It’s a dramatic reversal from the past two years
June 26, 2022
China Focus
China’s commodity investment landscape
China's NDRC has declared "zero-tolerance" on illegal activities like speculation, collusion or hoarding.
May 28, 2021
Broker's Calls
CSE Global outperforms DBS’s estimates by 14% despite weak year for oil
CSE Global has outperformed analyst expectations as it recorded a net profit of $28 million in FY2020 ending December.
February 25, 2021
Commodities
Gold powers to 6-month high as turmoil spurs demand for haven
SINGAPORE (Dec 31): Gold is rallying into the end of 2018 as turmoil in global equities, the partial US government shutdown and concerns about the outlook for next year stoke demand, lifting prices to the highest in six months.
December 26, 2018
Dragon Group in reverse takeover of African mining company for $500 mil in cash and new shares
SINGAPORE (Oct 19): Mainboard-listed Dragon Group International is diversifying from electronics into mining although investor interest after the announcement remained muted.
October 19, 2017
Results
Civmec sees FY17 earnings halve to $8.4 mil on lower revenue
SINGAPORE (Aug 22): Civmec, the integrated construction and engineering services provider, announced earnings of $8.4 million for the full year ended June, down by half from the $17.4 million reported in FY16 on lower revenue.
August 22, 2017
The rise and fall of a commodities giant in Asia
(June 5): The profit warning landed at 10.37pm Singapore time on a Tuesday in early May. It was the night before a holiday in the city-state where shares of Noble Group are traded. The market would be closed the next day, giving investors more than 24 hou
June 05, 2017
Commodities
Gold rooster coins are a hot commodity
SINGAPORE (Feb 16): The Perth Mint, which refines nearly all the bullion output from the world’s second-biggest producer, sees rising sales this year as global concerns trigger demand for haven assets.
February 16, 2017
Commodities
The China X-factor that puts steel’s surprise comeback at risk
SHANGHAI (Feb 14): Steelmakers aren’t out of the woods yet. A year-long resurgence risks cooling as a slowdown in China’s property market deepens, exposing bullish sentiment as overblown, according to a U.S.-based hedge fund manager and former Citigr
February 14, 2017