The Australian and Singaporean governments have signed a green trade agreement to support trade, investment and climate change objectives.

The federal government also has a renewable energy target of 82pc by 2030, up from around a third currently.

Market participants report significant advancements after Brazilian electricity regulator Aneel approved temporary rules for a new demand response program, but say there is still room for improvement.

Volumes on the CME Group's north European hot-rolled coil (HRC) contract have already doubled compared to 2021.

UK-Australian mining firm Rio Tinto expects to come in at the bottom of its 320mn-335mn t guidance for 2022.

BHP is the only one of the big four Western Australian iron ore mining firms to operate major coking coal exporting facilities.

India's largest iron ore producer state-controlled NMDC rolled over its prices for a second straight month in October.

The Argus 62pc lump premium stood at 20￠/dry metric tonne unit (dmtu) on 30 September, the highest since June.