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Anglo American reports 10% drop in 2025 copper output, cuts 2026 guidance
LONDON, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Global miner Anglo American AAL.L on Thursday posted a 10% drop in copper production last year to 695,000 metric tons, the lower end of its guidance, and cut its 2026 forecast for the transition metal.The London-listed miner now expects 2026 copper production of between 700...Reuters
Thu, Feb 5
METALS-Copper slides in broad metals tumble; rising inventories in focus
Feb 5 (Reuters) - Copper fell sharply on Thursday, extending losses across precious metals, as rising inventories and a stronger U.S. dollar raised demand concerns.The most-active copper contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange SCFcv1 closed daytime trading down 3.76% at 100,980 yuan ($14,548.96) a...Reuters
Thu, Feb 5
China faces higher prices for further U.S. soybean buys to please Trump
Trump eyes sale of 20 mln T of U.S. soybeans to China Trump, Xi spoke ahead of U.S. leader's April visitU.S. soy price gap with Brazil widens, raising costBy Naveen Thukral and Ella Cao SINGAPORE/BEIJING, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Chinese soybean importers face much higher costs to bring in an additi...Reuters
Thu, Feb 5
Pandora aims to break with volatile silver market, CEO says
LONDON, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Jewellery brand Pandora is introducing platinum-plated products to distance itself from the volatile silver market after a historic surge in the price of the precious metal, the company's new CEO said on Thursday. "We have to decouple the performance of the comp...Reuters
Thu, Feb 5
Anglo American copper output fell 10% in 2025, cuts 2026 guidance
LONDON, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Global miner Anglo American AAL.L on Thursday posted a 10% drop in copper production last year to 695,000 metric tons, and cut its 2026 guidance for the transition metal.The London-listed miner now expects 2026 copper production of between 700,000 and 760,000 tons, from a p...Reuters
Thu, Feb 5
Finland's Neste beats core profit forecasts in fourth quarter
Feb 5 (Reuters) - Finnish biofuel maker and oil refiner Neste NESTE.HE on Thursday reported a higher-than-expected core profit for the fourt quarter and said it was seeing favourable regulatory developments and growing demand for renewable fuels in Europe.Reuters
Thu, Feb 5
RPT-ROI-Japan-Qatar gas tie-up highlights global push for energy security: Bousso
By Ron Bousso LONDON, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Qatar's long-term deal to supply Japan's power giant JERA with liquefied natural gas highlights two key themes in the red-hot market for this super-chilled fuel: the race to gain market share and the global push for energy security.Qatar's natio...Reuters
Thu, Feb 5
Belgium resumes talks with Engie on further nuclear reactor extensions, L'Echo reports
BRUSSELS, Feb 5 (Reuters) - The Belgian government has resumed talks with French utility Engie ENGIE.PA over potential further extensions of the country's nuclear reactors, Belgian newspaper L’Echo reported on Thursday.After an initial meeting with Prime Minister Bart De Wever, another meeting i...Reuters
Thu, Feb 5
South Korea seeks critical minerals ties with China after joining US trade bloc
South Korea to establish hotline, joint committee with China to ensure stable supplyDiversifying sourcing also crucial, ministry saysSouth Korea joins U.S.-led critical minerals trade blocBy Heejin Kim and Jack Kim SEOUL, Feb 5 (Reuters) - South Korea is seeking closer cooperation with China on c...Reuters
Thu, Feb 5
Nippon Steel widens full year net loss forecast to 70 billion yen
TOKYO, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Nippon Steel 5401.T on Thursday widened its net loss forecast for the year through March to 70 billion yen ($446.12 million), after ending the nine months to December in the red.Japan's biggest steel maker previously expected a loss of 60 billion yen on charges related t...Reuters
Thu, Feb 5
TECHNICALS-CBOT soybeans to retest resistance at $11.10-3/4
For more technical analyses, please click SINGAPORE, Feb 5 (Reuters) - The CBOT soybean March contract SH26 is expected to retest a resistance at $11.10-3/4 per bushel, a break above which could lead to a gain into the $11.17-3/4 to $11.29 range. A wave c from $10.51-1/2 has travelled above its 100%...Reuters
Thu, Feb 5
Mitsubishi Corp CFO: Expecting A Recovery In Production Volumes In Our Australian Coking Coal Business By Fiscal 2027, Supported By Productivity Improvement Measures Implemented To Date
Feb 5 (Reuters) - Mitsubishi Corp 8058.T:MITSUBISHI CORP CFO: WE ARE IN DISCUSSIONS WITH PARTNERS REGARDING LNG CANADA'S PRODUCTION CAPACITY EXPANSION; THE TIMING OF FINAL INVESTMENT DECISION REMAINS UNDETERMINEDMITSUBISHI CORP CFO: OUR COKING COAL PRODUCTION IN AUSTRALIA IS EXPECTED TO BE SIGNI...Reuters
Thu, Feb 5
PRECIOUS-Gold, silver plunge on firm dollar, broad market selloff
All precious metals fall sharplySpot silver slumps nearly 15%, gold drops over 2%Spot platinum slides over 8%, palladium down over 5%Asia shares slump as global tech selloff spooks investorsBy Ishaan Arora Feb 5 (Reuters) - Gold and silver prices fell sharply in a broader market selloff on Thursd...Reuters
Thu, Feb 5
WRAPUP 1-Precious metals, oil slide as global tensions ease; copper down
Silver drops nearly 15%; gold and oil give up about 2%Easing U.S.–China, U.S.–Iran tension reduces premiumsSoybeans buck trend on hopes of increased Chinese buyingBy Naveen Thukral SINGAPORE, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Prices of commodities, from silver and gold to crude oil and copper, dived on Thursday,...Reuters
Thu, Feb 5
TABLE-North Sea gas maintenance schedule: Revises Bacton outage
Feb 5 (Reuters) - The following is a schedule of maintenance work on gas infrastructure, mainly in the North Sea.The table is arranged by outage start date.Volumes are in standard million cubic metres per day (mcm/d) or gigawatt-hours per day (GWh/d) unless otherwise indicated.OPERATORLOCATIONOUTAGE...Reuters
Thu, Feb 5
South Korea seeks closer China cooperation to secure critical mineral supply chains
SEOUL, Feb 5 (Reuters) - South Korea is seeking closer cooperation with China on critical mineral supply chains, its trade ministry said on Thursday, as Seoul unveiled plans to secure stable supplies of rare earths needed for cutting-edge technologies. The ministry said in a stateme...Reuters
Thu, Feb 5
Russia will continue to supply oil to Cuba, RIA cites ambassador
MOSCOW, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Russia has repeatedly supplied oil to Cuba in recent years, and will continue to do so, Russia's ambassador to Cuba Viktor Coronelli said in an interview with state news agency RIA."We assume that this practice will continue," he said.U.S. President Donald Trump...Reuters
Thu, Feb 5
