https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/APzICHkxM-E/alfred-cang RSS for Node Sat, 09 May 2026 05:05:12 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-05-07/china-s-crackdown-on-metals-trade-raises-fears-of-global-impact https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-05-07/china-s-crackdown-on-metals-trade-raises-fears-of-global-impact Thu, 07 May 2026 11:41:05 GMT Copper rods at a wholesale metal market in Mumbai, India, on Thursday, Jan 8, 2026. The race for artificial intelligence and surging defense spending are set to intensify a projected shortage of copper as producers struggle to expand, according to a new study by S&P Global. 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The U.S. and China imposed fresh tariffs on each other's goods in the middle of trade talks aimed at averting the worsening conflict between the world's two biggest economies. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-04/china-s-rare-defiance-of-us-sanctions-sparks-showdown-over-banks-moqorgpw https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-04/china-s-rare-defiance-of-us-sanctions-sparks-showdown-over-banks-moqorgpw Mon, 04 May 2026 02:14:10 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-02/beijing-tells-chinese-firms-to-ignore-us-sanctions-on-refiners https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-02/beijing-tells-chinese-firms-to-ignore-us-sanctions-on-refiners Sat, 02 May 2026 13:35:33 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-30/china-allows-state-refiners-to-export-some-fuels-to-asian-buyers https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-30/china-allows-state-refiners-to-export-some-fuels-to-asian-buyers Thu, 30 Apr 2026 07:46:23 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-29/oil-traders-lawyer-up-as-hormuz-triggers-billions-in-disputes https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-29/oil-traders-lawyer-up-as-hormuz-triggers-billions-in-disputes Wed, 29 Apr 2026 14:44:54 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-29/china-succeeds-in-adding-yuan-pricing-to-bhp-iron-ore-contracts https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-29/china-succeeds-in-adding-yuan-pricing-to-bhp-iron-ore-contracts Wed, 29 Apr 2026 07:41:24 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-28/china-s-state-refiners-seek-to-resume-fuel-exports-after-halt https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-28/china-s-state-refiners-seek-to-resume-fuel-exports-after-halt Tue, 28 Apr 2026 03:39:32 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-28/china-clears-bhp-iron-ore-stockpiles-in-ports-after-deal-struck https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-28/china-clears-bhp-iron-ore-stockpiles-in-ports-after-deal-struck Tue, 28 Apr 2026 02:57:04 GMT The BHP Group Ltd. logo atop the company's global headquarters in Melbourne, Australia, on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025. BHP Group Chair Ross McEwan said the mining giant remained in commercial negotiations with China’s state-run iron ore buyer, noting that previous talks had taken as long as six months. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-28/us-sanctioned-chinese-refiner-hengli-restructures-singapore-unit https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-28/us-sanctioned-chinese-refiner-hengli-restructures-singapore-unit Tue, 28 Apr 2026 02:49:25 GMT Hengli Group's petrochemical industrial park in Liaoning Province. Photographer: Yang Qing/Xinhua/Getty Images https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-27/us-sanctions-on-china-oil-giant-turn-up-heat-for-teapot-refiners https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-27/us-sanctions-on-china-oil-giant-turn-up-heat-for-teapot-refiners Mon, 27 Apr 2026 05:33:22 GMT The Hengli petrochemical refinery in Dalian, China. Photographer: Xinhua News Agency/Xinhua News Agency https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-27/china-s-tax-crackdown-jolts-metal-traders-in-financial-hub https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-27/china-s-tax-crackdown-jolts-metal-traders-in-financial-hub Mon, 27 Apr 2026 01:28:03 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-22/china-s-oil-majors-sell-barrels-as-run-rates-drop-to-2022-low https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-22/china-s-oil-majors-sell-barrels-as-run-rates-drop-to-2022-low Wed, 22 Apr 2026 06:23:35 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-19/vitol-made-about-2-billion-in-first-quarter-despite-war-losses https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-19/vitol-made-about-2-billion-in-first-quarter-despite-war-losses Sun, 19 Apr 2026 15:57:25 GMT Fuel storage tanks stand on the shore at the VTTV oil storage terminal, a joint venture of Vitol Group and MISC Bhd., in Vasilikos, Cyprus, on Friday, Feb. 21, 2014. Cyprus's economic outlook remains subject to "significant risk" even after its economy contracted less than expected last year, debt monitors said at the end of a quarterly review of its adjustment program. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-15/chinese-nickel-tycoon-taps-top-global-traders-for-aluminum-push https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-15/chinese-nickel-tycoon-taps-top-global-traders-for-aluminum-push Wed, 15 Apr 2026 07:30:28 GMT The Weda Bay Industrial Park in Lelilef Sawai, Indonesia. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-14/china-said-to-relax-restrictions-on-some-bhp-iron-ore-cargoes https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-14/china-said-to-relax-restrictions-on-some-bhp-iron-ore-cargoes Tue, 14 Apr 2026 03:15:20 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-13/saudi-oil-sales-to-china-to-halve-as-hormuz-crisis-lifts-prices https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-13/saudi-oil-sales-to-china-to-halve-as-hormuz-crisis-lifts-prices Mon, 13 Apr 2026 05:19:08 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-09/mercuria-trader-who-built-huge-lme-aluminum-bets-has-left https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-09/mercuria-trader-who-built-huge-lme-aluminum-bets-has-left Thu, 09 Apr 2026 18:04:20 GMT