Why Copper and Lithium could be ‘The New oil’
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Gold has Never been This Expensive
London CNN  — Gold prices hitan all-time high Monday, buoyed by growing expectations of interest rate cuts among investors, a weaker dollar and geopolitical tensions. Prices for the yellow metal jumped as much as 3% in Monday trade to reach…
The Great Commodities Boom Hits a Chinese Wall
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Here’s What Could Soon Cost You a Lot More?
CNN  — President Donald Trump on Wednesday launched a US trade war with every country via a barrage of tariffs that are set to go into effect almost immediately. American consumers and businesses stand to pay a hefty price for…
Big Moves for Oil, Gold and Bonds after Blockbuster US
A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business’ Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber? You can sign up right here. London CNN Business  — The US jobs report for July was really good. How good? Yields on…