Energy-related metals tipped to lead 2025 commodity recovery

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Energy-related metals tipped to lead 2025 commodity recovery

Lithium is shaping as the recovery story of 2025, partly because two years of falling prices mean it has almost certainly found a base, but also because demand is strong, and deal flow is...
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Prospector’s Diary makes its call for 2025: Put your money on gold

It’s not often that one commodity stands out so clearly as a winner but that will unquestionably be the case with gold next year thanks to its perfect storm of price drivers....
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Small miners returning from the wilderness as investors hunt for outperformance

Northern Star’s proposed $5 billion merger with De Grey Mining was the highlight of the week, but there were also early signs of a small company revival and fresh hints that silver is more...
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Multi-billion-dollar coal deal and lithium rescue tell tale of two energy cities

Old energy 1. New energy 0. That’s the score after $6 billion was paid this week for a portfolio of coal mines, at the same time a $150 million rescue package was tossed to...
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Gold has defied forecasters for years … so will history repeat?

Gold regained its glitter this week as the Ukraine war took a turn for the worse and other asset classes were buffeted by political headwinds....
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Crypto cheer squad should remember there are two sides to the Bitcoin boom

A boom in Bitcoin since the re-election of Donald Trump as U.S. President has been the highlight of financial markets but also a warning for investors that they’re in for a wild ride as...
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Investors Trumped by rising US dollar, falling gold price

Investors got their first taste of the second Trump presidency this week when the U.S. dollar surged to a two-year high, interest rates rose, and most concerningly for Australia, commodity prices fell....
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Gold stars again as US election tension builds

Gold, in its bullion form, was the star (again) in a week of uncertainty, mining production cuts and the rescue of Mineral Resources, with more to come next week, topped by a triple header...
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Gold, silver bulls rage on, leaving MinRes shareholders to lick wounds

Chris Ellison, founder and chief executive of Mineral Resources, was a one-man headline this week as the share price of the iron ore and lithium miner crashed, and he dropped out of the billionaires...
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Resource stocks turn bullish on improving commodity outlook and growing M&A fever

Records tumbled again this week as the flow of funds into the resources sector gathered pace, powered by an optimistic outlook for next year and an acceleration of deal flow....