Commodities

Chinese markets inched higher on Friday despite data showing that the world’s second-largest economy grew at its slowest pace in

Gunvor, one of the world’s biggest energy traders, has agreed to pay Swiss prosecutors almost $100m to settle a long-running

Caution prevailed in Asian stocks on Thursday following disappointing US economic data while the pound held at a five-month high

Distilleries have taken to flying their whisky across the Atlantic in a rush to get bottles into the US before

Mining company BHP will decide whether to go ahead with a giant Canadian potash project in 2021 after it has

The world’s biggest steel exporter is in retreat. Chinese mills are struggling to compete with aggressive pricing from the likes

The London Metal Exchange will raise its fees for the first time in five years next year, as its owner

Asian stocks’ performance was mixed on Wednesday amid concerns over political tensions and economic weakness in China, despite Japanese stocks

Rio Tinto’s flagship iron ore business in Western Australia bounced back in the third quarter, reporting a 10 per cent

A brief peace between the Trump administration and US grain farmers was at risk after his environmental agency published the

Russia’s state-run nuclear group Rosatom has agreed to buy up to 51 per cent of a Chilean lithium project in

In China, pork barrel politics involves national economics rather than local electoral advantage. Prices for the meat soared 69 per

European markets and the pound rose on Tuesday morning as traders weighed progress between the UK and EU ahead of

Anglo American’s $5bn copper project in Peru has the potential to be a “generational” asset with enough reserves to supply

Bringing home the bacon looks likely to become increasingly expensive this year, with European pork prices hitting a six-year high.