Metals Pedal in Full Throttle

Last Tuesday, nickel prices went through the roof and briefly scored an unprecedented 250% spike of above $100,000 a tonne. London Metal Exchange cancelled trade and suspended nickel trading. What has been driving this price increase phenomenon in not just nickel but other metals as well? Is this due solely to the war in Ukraine? Zhu Yi, Senior Analyst in Metals and Mining at Bloomberg Intelligence tells us more. Image credit: Unsplash.com