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Iron ore prices managed to rise, while oil prices ended lower, copper saw a slight increase, gold experienced a decline, and thermal coal prices rose. The week proved to be a diverse one for critical commodities, which isn’t entirely surprising given the simultaneous rise in US bond yields, the strength of the US dollar, and […]

August has proven to be a challenging month for global stock markets, and the ASX is poised to continue its struggle this week. After experiencing a 2.6% decline last week, the ASX is expected to open on a negative note, with the share price index indicating a 23-point drop at the Saturday morning close (Sydney

Two months after the removal of bans on Australian coal, Chinese imports of coal from Australia surged to their highest levels in three years during July. China had imposed these bans in 2020, but they were lifted on May 18 this year. In this short span, inbound shipments have seen a remarkable increase, with China

The global events diary slows this week, but that doesn’t mean there won’t be major events to hold investor attention. Today, the Chinese government shows the world that its economy is sliding into deflationary stagnation with the second cut in the Prime Loan Rate since June. Strong economies need rate rises at times, not two

Cadell Buss – Managing Director – Chilwa Minerals (ASX:CHW) has an advanced-stage heavy mineral sands exploration project in the eastern Zomba district in Malawi.

Alex Hanly – CEO – Lithium Universe (ASX:LU7) will construct a spodumene-producing mine in Québec to assist Canada’s transition towards cleaner energy.

Richard Taylor – Executive Director & CEO – SensOre (ASX:S3N) aims to become the world’s top-performing minerals-targeting company through exploration that combines AI technology, big data and vast geoscientific expertise.

Glenn Cross – Chair – EZZ Life Science Holdings (ASX:EZZ) is a genomic life science company with a mission to improve quality of life and human health.

18 Aug 2023 – A snapshot of the stocks on the move, featuring Orexplore Technologies (ASX:OXT), Piedmont Lithium (Nasdaq:PLL; ASX:PLL) and Jaxsta (ASX:JXT).

Orexplore Technologies (ASX:OXT) has signed an agreement with BHP (ASX:BHP) for a field deployment at the Carrapateena mine in South Australia. In response, Orexplore’s Managing Director, Brett Giroud, commented: “this agreement further demonstrates increasing global demand for non-destructive, 3D information sourced rapidly from the field to inform decision processes, drive traditionally siloed collaboration around digital