Gold has big year in 2020 and outlook for this year robust. Learn about monetary expansion and gold future prices.Read More

The gold futures price reached US$1,767/ounce this week before retreating, which was the second time it has surpassed US$1,760 in the past two months, marking some of gold's highest levels in several years.Read More

Fuelled by public policy and declining battery costs, global electric bus adoption is set to triple by 2025. The Chinese market - the most promising in this sector - will surpass the 1 million e-bus mark by 2023 and reach 1.3 million by 2025, according to new research from Wood Mackenzie.China dominates the heavy-duty electric vehicle (EV) segment, accounting for 98% of the global e-bus market thr...Read More

For details on how your data is used and stored, see our Privacy Notice. The road to zero carbon will see an extraordinary build out of low carbon electric vehicles (EVs) and renewable power generating capacity. And as the world reduces its dependence on hydrocarbons, metals will be a linchpin of a zero carbon economy. Copper – in the form of wire, cable and foil – will bind...Read More

We stand at a pivotal moment for the metals that will be essential to the energy transition. Metals-intensive low-carbon electrification remains a significant demand driver for transition metals, but geopolitical tensions and a challenging fiscal environment mean net-zero policies are being rolled back.For copper, EV and grid-related growth will boost long-term demand, but short-term supply-demand...Read More

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As we look to 2020, copper is faced with a finely balanced market. For now, positive investor sentiment around copper’s fundamentals is supporting higher prices. Stronger demand growth is underpinned by new semis capacity, while mine supply growth will be reliant on additions from both projects and existing mines. Meanwhile, the recent approval of new copper scrap re-categorisation standards...Read More

For details on how your data is used and stored, see our Privacy Notice.Copper is a cornerstone of the EV revolution.At the heart of the electric vehicle, copper is used throughout because of its high electrical conductivity, durability and malleability. And even more is used in charging stations and in supporting electrical grid infrastructure.We explore why copper is inseparable from the EV stor...Read More

What will be the key themes for copper in the year ahead? Growing economic and political uncertainty amid the slew of elections in some key copper-producing and consuming countries is one area we will be watching closely.Crucially, the timing of any interest rate cuts as well as energy transition-related developments will determine the strength of demand, notwithstanding the uncertainties due to t...Read More

The copper market is on the brink of transformation, driven by increasing demand for copper-intensive technologies and the urgent need for sustainable practices across the metals and mining industry.Our interactive copper infographic offers a comprehensive overview of the future of the copper market, detailing the key trends and projections that will shape the industry through 2034.Fill out the fo...Read More

For details on how your data is used and stored, see our Privacy Notice. Throughout 2021, I have been quite vociferous in my view that prices for copper (along with several other mined commodities) do not reflect fundamentals – the dynamics of supply, demand, stocks, costs and their empirically-observed relationships. My 35-year career following and opining on markets is grounded i...Read More

Both nickel and copper possess properties that give them a central role in the drive for a greener future. While demand from existing use cases will continue to grow steadily, electric vehicle (EV) and energy storage applications will underpin a huge increase in long-term demand.At the recent Future Facing Mined Commodities Forum, we looked at the importance of these two metals for the energy tran...Read More

For details on how your data is used and stored, see our Privacy Notice. It’s a little over a year since the US Inflation Reduction Act was passed into law. Solar was one of the main beneficiaries, thanks to an extension and expansion of the tax credits available to the industry. So why has the sector fallen out of favour with investors recently?August was a difficult month for the...Read More

Sunrun has agreed to acquire Vivint Solar in an all-stock transaction. The deal is valued at $3.2 billion including debt.Commenting on the deal, Ravi Manghani, Wood Mackenzie Research Director, said: "Per Wood Mackenzie’s US PV Leaderboard, Sunrun and Vivint have been the #1 and #2 residential solar companies in the US for the past few years. Sunrun holds about 9% of the market share and Viv...Read More

Commenting on the news that offshore driller Ensco will buy Rowan in a $2.38 billion deal, Leslie Cook, principal analyst, Wood Mackenzie, said: "As we have been saying for the past two years, consolidation among drillers is paramount to a recovery. In that respect, this announcement comes as no surprise."Ensco and Rowan are companies that have strong brand recognition in both the jack-up and floa...Read More

Comstock Resources today tightened its grip on the Haynesville basin with a US$2.2 billion cash-and-stock deal to buy privately-held Covey Park.Robert Clarke, director, US Lower 48, at global natural resources consultancy Wood Mackenzie, said: “The deal creates a Haynesville leader with the pro-forma company having access to the three best parts of the play: Caspiana Core in Louisiana, the S...Read More

Every so often, silver goes through a mania phase.I experienced my first and only silver mania from 2009-2011. There's nothing quite like it in the investment world. Simultaneously thrilling, nauseating, and lucrative.Silver is tiny compared to gold and other commodities, so bull markets tend to be almost violent in nature. Once generalist investors get involved, things can quickly get out of hand...Read More

Experts, analysts and investors are responding positively to top-tier silver producer MAG Silver Corp.'s (MAG:TSX; MAG:NYSE American) inaugural dividend announced with its financial results last week.Experts, analysts and investors are responding positively to top-tier silver producer MAG Silver Corp.'s (MAG:TSX; MAG:NYSE American) inaugural dividend announced with its financial results last week....Read More

Graphite One Inc. (GPH:TSX.V; GPHOF:OTCQX) has tripled its Proven and Probable reserves at the Graphite Creek Project in Alaska, now totaling 71.2 million tonnes. With an updated feasibility study on the way, find out what's behind the major increase.Graphite One Inc. (GPH:TSX.V; GPHOF:OTCQX) reported a significant increase in its mineral reserves and resources at the Graphite Creek Project in Ala...Read More

Michael Ballanger of GGM Advisory Inc. shares his thoughts on the current state of the market and explains why he rates one copper stock a Strong Buy.The U.S. dollar index futures (-0.08%) are down to 103.795, while the 10-year yield is down 1.48%) to 4.182, while the 30-year yield is down 1.47% to 4.546%.Gold (+0.33%), silver (+0.84% ), copper (+0.84%), and oil (+0.28%) are up.Risk barometer Bitc...Read More

Barry Dawes of Martin Place Securities shares his thoughts on gold and silver and shares some North American producers he thinks are worth taking a look at. Gold has a strong performance in European trading, which took gold to a new US$ high of US$3060. And a 5.5% crash in the Yuan took gold to a sharp new high there. Silver is on the move too. Not quite a new rally high but getting close.Keep in...Read More

Robert Sinn of Goldfinger looks at a recent Bank of America publication that highlights how, when it comes to gold, "America first" may lead to "America alone."Remember that November 2024 tale suggesting Trump's second term would harm gold prices?It claimed that tariffs might trigger a U.S. dollar short squeeze, while tariff-induced inflation would force the Fed to implement stricter monetary poli...Read More