Nickel price jumps 30% to 15-year high

Nickel prices jumped 30% to near 15-year highs and aluminum climbed to a record above $4 000/t as fears of major disruptions to supplies due to financial sanctions on Russia fuelled a buying frenzy.

Gold hits 1.5-year high

Gold prices are higher in midday U.S. trading Monday, but well down from their overnight 1.5-year high of $2,007.50.

Gold price anchored at $1,800

The gold market remain anchored around $1,800 an ounce following stronger than expected labor market data as fewer American workers applied for initial unemployment benefits last week.

Gold price holds 2-month high ahead of Fed announcement

Gold prices retreated but still held near a two-month high on Wednesday, as investors await the outcome of a US Federal Reserve meeting that may offer more clues on the outlook for monetary policy tightening.