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2023-10-08 11:24:14 ET Summary The energy transition is placing a massive call on the metals and mining sector. Supply is lagging in expected demand and BHP, as the owner of low-cost mining assets, is positioned well for the trend. Once the short-term China headwinds dissipate...

2023-05-16 01:05:00 ET Summary April showed a slight downturn for commodities. The gains of the agriculture and livestock sectors were not enough to offset industrial metals, the weakest sector. Lingering economic growth concerns triggered by the March regional banking crisis and ...

2023-04-19 09:30:41 ET Prices of copper and other industrial metals are falling Wednesday, as expectations of further interest rate hikes pressure growth-linked assets and lifts the dollar. According to Reuters, benchmark copper on the London Metal Exchange ( HG1:COM ) recently ...

2023-04-18 03:35:00 ET Summary The financial media has been warning that first quarter earnings forecasts may be decelerating from their original estimates at the start of the quarter, but I do not see that from the analyst community covering our stocks. That’s why itȁ...

2023-04-18 01:10:00 ET Summary Australia is on the brink of a significant accomplishment in the worldwide transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources. Within the next five years, the country projects it will generate as much revenue from exporting lithium, a crucial m...

2023-04-13 02:45:00 ET Summary The UBS Constant Maturity Commodity Index (CMCI) was down slightly in the first quarter of 2023, declining by 1.15%. On a relative basis, CMCI had a good quarter compared to the Bloomberg Commodity Index (BCOM). BCOM declined by 5.36% in the quarter ...

2023-04-13 02:00:00 ET Summary The mining sector has underinvested over the last few years due, in part, to COVID and an emphasis on capital discipline. The speed at which regulators and carmakers want to drive the transition to EVs suggests that battery metals will increasingly b...

2023-04-10 14:20:42 ET Summary Base metals declined in Q1. Nickel led the way lower. Nickel volatility has been wild. A rally to record highs on a significant short position in early 2022. Nickel is a critical green metal. Climate change initiatives require more nickel. Ru...

2023-04-07 10:30:00 ET Summary As a result of decades of globalisation and rising wealth inequality, we may well be entering a new regime - one of higher inflation and higher inflation volatility. These regimes shifts do not occur at once, but over time. Indeed, the past five to 1...

2023-03-30 06:04:00 ET Summary The London Metal Exchange is back in the limelight again, along with its notorious nickel contract. This time, the news has to do with reports of potential fraud with a recent LME nickel shipment. The scrutiny comes following the discovery of nine wa...