Nickel in Ontario is proving a reliable source for the material as demand rises in the electric vehicle (EV) lithium-ion battery sector. SEE MORE Vale, the world’s largest producer of iron ore and nickel, believes that its base metals division will be completely different by 2020, senior executives said on Thursday October 25 during a third-quarter earnings call. SEE MORE Friday’s U.S. gross domestic product report, the last before the midterm elections that will determine control of Congress, will show just how much support the tight labor market and tax cuts are offering the economy amid rising uncertainty about trade. SEE MORE China’s yuan jumped Friday afternoon after sliding toward its weakest in a decade and close to a key level of 7 per dollar. SEE MORE Industrial metals prices fell on Wednesday, pushed lower by a stronger dollar and losses on global stock markets that reflected a lack of appetite for risky assets, though zinc touched a three-week high in earlier trading. SEE MORE